“Even though we may want something so badly, most times when it arrives we cannot see the thing for what it is. Opportunity knocks all the time, Molly, but it is your responsibility to open the door.”

“You know, Molly, if you can hold in your mind what you want long enough, you shall have it.”

“Molly believed all education should happen outside.”

“It was if happiness and sadness cannot be felt at exactly the same time. You can look forward, or you can look back, but you can't look both ways at the same time.”

“If you look around and see nothing but closed doors, then look again. It might be that you have to climb through a window.”

“Unless you want a horrible surprise, never go bird watching with an open mouth.”

“All of the world's religions have important things to teach us, and they are not as different from each other as some would have you believe.”