“You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.”
“When a storm blows, you must stand firm. For it is not trying to knock you down, it is really trying to teach you to be strong.”
“God, it’s over. Takumi, you gotta stop stealing other people’s problems and get some of your own.”
“...You mistake other people’s success as your own failure...”
“Never show your fear or your weaknesses, doll. Someone will spin you around and knock you flat with it when you least expect it.”
“You have proven to be a true ‘Steel Magnolia, strong as steel with your roots planted deep in the southern soil. Remember to always bend with the wind. Although time may weather you, you will always be my beautiful Magnolia.”