Laura Fitzgerald

“When the only answer a little girl ever receives is no, from her parents or her teachers or her world, at some point she stops asking for what she wants. She begins to expect nothing, so as not to be disappointed when that exactly what she gets. But, it turns out, I do have wants.”

“It's the contradiction of life, if I were with them,I would only wish to be far away. Now that I am far away, all I do is wish for one more day surrounded by them”

“Given enough time and distance, the heart will always heal.”

“Courteous people learn courtesy from the discourteous”

“As I watch him, a sudden recognition comes over me: Tonight, I can be anyone I want… maybe being happy only means living in the moment, appreciating the exact moment you're in and not thinking about the worries of the future.”

“Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous.”

“America is all about freedom of choice.”

“I am reminded once again that the best things about America are the little things, the little freedoms that Americans don't think twice about.”

“When fun is forbidden, it is all the more treasured.”

“Freedom, I am beginning to realize, means not even being aware you're free.”

“America is all about live and let live.”