“All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.”

“Molly, you are a good person. Don't let anyone take that away from you. Not even yourself.”

“Every try to take a toy away from a toddler? They don't like that, do they? They start kicking and screaming. Best way to take a toy away from a toddler is distract the kid, give him something else to play with. Instead of trying to forcefully take thoughts out of your mind, give your mind something better to play with.”

“The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The mem'ry of all that -- No, no! They can't take that away from me!”

“Because you don't learn anything unless you can find the patience to read. TV takes that away from you. It robs you from your mind.”

“You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing: writing.”