“If you believe in yourself that is all that matters. Set your own limitations. Don’t let others do that for you.”

“I mean it. I know Stacy thinks just because you're shy, she can step all over you, but that's B.S.”

“Helen Sustained many falls throughout her life. But as you can see, she steps right up and keeps on going. Falling to her is as natural as sneezing to us”

“You will do well in everything you seek out to do…because you don’t give up. Others make mistakes, fall down, lose heart, and you do too, but you don’t give up. You don’t lose yourself in the process. You keep moving forward and pushing for only the very best’ (Miss Shaw to Daisy, 'Friendship on Fire', p. 446)”

“No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do”

“Cake is for the weak,” Mom always says. Funny, I thought it was for birthdays.”

“When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.”