“If any of you cry at my funeralI'll never speak to you again.”

“You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.”

“I had a dream I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.”

“You know you found the right one when you stop looking for "more.”

“Mom always says you can solve most problems at the library, and there's a lady there who's my friend. We could ask her about helping Bernice. She has to answer people's questions. It's her job.”

“Any expert will tell you that if you want emotionally committed relationships then people must be allowed to be true to who they are.”

“The harder you slam a ball into the ground, the higher it bounces back up... A divorce, a breakup, losing a job, or just feeling seriously down can ground you, rough you up a bit, leave calluses on your feet and grit under your finger nails. But more than that, it leaves you wiser and stronger next time... Life is about experiencing opposites isn’t it?”