“When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it--fight back! ”

“Here’s the deal,” she continued. “You might get hurt. You might be married fifty years. No one knows what the outcome is when they take a chance with someone, but the worst thing you can do is take a chance with the wrong man. That is a mistake you’ll never forgive yourself for when you finally realize it.”

“There is nothing in this life that can destroy you but yourself. Bad things happen to everyone, but when they do, you can't just fall apart and die. You have to fight back. If you don't, you're the one who loses in the end. But if you do keep going and fight back, you win.”

“What do you do when the worst thing that can happen actually happens?”

“The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.”

“The worst thing you can do when someone is sick is to tell them that they look sick.”