“Pop used to say no one knows more tricks than a country midwife." - Verna Krone, The Blue Orchard”

“I would like each of you to now think in terms of acquiring skill. Good skill helps you move more freely in the world. Skill is your confidence. Skill is your protector. Skill is your friend. And this above all else -- skill is a legitimate form of power." Nurse Pierce, The Blue Orchard”

“I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.”

“Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you'll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”

“You'll always know more in the future than you know now.”

“The lesson I've learned the most often in life is that you're always going to know more in the future than you know now.”

“Everybody screws up, ... Remember that. The trick is to realize it and start fixing the screwup.”