“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?”

“Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.”

“No matter who broke your heart, or how long it takes to heal, you’ll never get through it without your friends.”

“hard work never killed anyone... but why take a chance?”

“It takes a long time to become a person.”

“Hope had finally learned to live in the present. Often, when she found herself in a space of tremendous comfort, usually out in nature, or when her children were safe all around her and on the verge of going to bed, she forced herself to take stock. Here you are, Hope, she told herself. What a beautiful moment. You may never again be here at this spot, enjoying the calm. This habit of hers, to acknowledge the immediate and elusive joy of the present, kept her sane.”

“I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?”