“they worry about my sanity i join with them on that”

“Tonight I'm happy. I will worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes. But I'm getting there...”

“She wanted to be irresponsible, she wanted to be looked after, to be told that she didn't have to worry about a thing and that someone else would take care of everything. How easy life would be without having grown-up problems to worry about. And then she could grow up all over again...”

“...the thing about lessons: you always learn them when you don't expect them or want them.”

“That's the thing about lessons, you always learn them when you don't expect them or want them.”

“Children need close friends to help them grow up, to discover things about themselves and about life. They also need close friends to keep them sane”

“Elizabeth’s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happinessas she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her and her mother’s intended activities.“Why are you fulfilling all of my mother’s dreams?” she asked, studyinghis face and searching for answers.“So you don’t run away like she did in search of them,” he replied, takingher hand. “Come on, join in!” he said, leaping around.”