“If you are stuck sweating on a sandbar in the river of your life you've got to find a way back into those swift effervescent currents of joy that are your birthright.”
“The past is like a great stone that lies on the bed of a river, hidden from view but shaping the currents of the water as it flows by. You cannot read the currents in the river of your own life, and navigate them safely, if you do not understand what causes them. You must know your past, for it will shape your future.”
“you have enemies? Good. That means you've stuck up for yourself sometime in your life.”
“People are good at building bridges and finding their way across rivers. So it is with life, you study your problem, then figure out a way around it.”
“You've got to find it (the path to wealth) on your own...No one else can find it for you.”
“You've got to step up, Emme. They need to hear your voice, hear you. You're better than being stuck in the background.”