“When you're in a Slump,you're not in for much fun.Un-slumping yourselfis not easily done.”

“When you think things are bad,when you feel sour and blue,when you start to get mad...you should do what I do!Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky!Some people are much more...oh, ever so much more...oh, muchly much-much moreunlucky than you!”

“And when you're alone there's a very good chanceyou'll meet things that scare you right out of your pantsThere are some, down the road between hither and yon,that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.”

“You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for The places and people you're lucky you're not!”

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

“Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're real quite lucky.”

“Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!”