In a lifestyle where there are no boundaries, it becomes a challenge to find one's true self. If everything comes easily, there is no way to establish worth. And if nothing has real value, then there is no way to gauge satisfaction or accomplishment or contentment.

But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.

The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey.

Being rich has never stopped anyone from being greedy.

Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope.

Minnesotans hate zeal. Zeal is right up there on the list of suspicious emotional behaviors like joy and despair. Always err on the side of blandness.

In a lifestyle where there are no boundaries, it becomes a challenge to find one's true self. If everything comes easily, there is no way to establish worth. And if nothing has real value, then there is no way to gauge satisfaction or accomplishment or contentment.