“You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.”

“But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.”

“We draw our strength from the great oaks of the forest. As they take their nourishment from the soil, and from the rains that feed the soil, so we find our courage in the pattern of living things around us. They stand through storm and tempest. They grow and renew themselves. Like a grove of young oaks, we remain strong.”

“My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest.... My mind will be clear as water from the sacred well. My heart will be strong as a great oak. My spirit will spread an eagle's wings, and fly forth. This is the way of truth.”

“Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.”

“You may be your own best helper, if you choose the right path.”

“I wept in self-pity, and because I knew you could never go back. You chose your path, and that was it.”