“Sir if I was your daughter I would wait until this train started again and throw myself in front of it! ”

“I will have to rely on that painful teacher, experience.”

“Our actions make the fragrance of our lives...Would you smell of plums? Or Vinegar?”

“The wren and the nightingale sound nothing alike, but think how dull the world would be without the songs of both birds.—Miss Kanagawa”

“Hon, when someone's a true friend, there's no need to miss 'em." She patted her chest. "'Cause they're always right here.”

“no matter how big his smile or how loud his laugh, you could hear the hurt underneath.”

“Hattie.' Grace patted my arm. 'My cows sing better than you do.”