“In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body.”

“...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.”

“Grief, a type of sadness that most often occurs when you have lost someone you love, is a sneaky thing, because it can disappear for a long time, and then pop back up when you least expect it.”

“A new experience can be extremely pleasurable, or extremely irritating, or somewhere in between, and you never know until you try it out.”

“Wishing, like sipping a glass of punch, or pulling aside a bearskin rug in order to access a hidden trapdoor in the floor, is merely a quiet way to spend one's time before the candles are extinguished on one's birthday cake.”

“If you have ever slept in a covered casserole dish on the highest peak of a mountain range, then you know that it is an uncomfortable place to lay one's head, even if you find a dish towel inside it that can serve as a blanket.”

“Every problem has a solution. Sometimes it just takes a long time to find the solution -- even if it's right in front of your nose.”