“But then Macon smiled at me. "Just be yourself, Foster. That's the best thing in the world.”

“She stamped the book and gave it to me. "You bring it back in three weeks."I held it over my heart. Mrs. Worth smiled. "That's where a book should be carried.”

“I'll tell you something about tough things. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find the way through. On the Food Network they have these shows where cooks have to put a meal together with all these weird ingredients. That's a lot like my life-dealing with things you wouldn't think ever go together. But a good cook can make the best meal out of the craziest combinations.”

“I held it over my heart. Mrs. Worth smiled. "That's where a book should be carried.”

“My father always told me that in this world we are going to make a truckload of mistakes, but the best mistake we can ever make is to err on the side of mercy”

“Sometimes the best thing that can happen to a person is to have a puppy lick your face.”

“You've got to love yourself with all your short comings, and you've got to love the world no matter how bad it gets.”