“Okay. I could her deb wailing-in my head. This is the Lowcountry, Steve. That's how life goes around here.”

“Makes you grow up quick. Hard work makes you strong. I work hard every day; that's where I get my strength. That and knowing who I am.”

“Life is a struggle, I would tell him. Some days are better than others, and every person's life is bittersweet, filled with joy and pain.”

“When you start running from trouble? It confers with the devil on how to find you twice as fast.”

“Books were my passion and my escape from madness.”

“Isn’t it amazing how much good people can do for each other when you give them the opportunity to help?”

“The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It's either that or your weight. In any case, if you don't do something, you could be dead by August.God, middle age is an unending insult.”