“The sad heart needs work to do.”

“You don't know which way a thing will come at you, but you need to welcome it with your whole heart which ever way it arrives.”

“How could a man with so much heart die from a heart attack?”

“We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We read for strength to help us when we feel broken, discouraged or afraid. We read to find hope. We read because we're not just made up of skin and bones, and a deep need for chocolate, but we're also made up of words, words which describe our thoughts and what's hidden in our hearts.”

“Everyone needs fudge, Hildy. It's how God helps us cope.”

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

“Will we have bodyguards?""We're not quite set up for that. But with all these mothers, you don't need them.”