“Though our past may shape us, it's our future that makes us.”

“I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.”

“You were listening at the door, Gigi!""No, Grandmamma.""Yes, you had your ear to the keyhole. You must never listen at key-holes. You don't hear properly and so you get things all wrong.”

“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm!”

“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness.”

“Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.”

“Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.”