“Be skeptical about this one. It's a great book. But try to be a filter, not a sponge.”

“Try to be a filter, not a sponge.”

“It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt.”

“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”

“Dear friend,I feel great! I really mean it. I have to remember his for the next time I'm having a terrible week. Have you wer done that? You feel really bad, and then it goes away, and you don't know why. I try to remind myself when I feel great like this that there will be another terrible week coming someday, so I should store up as many great details as I can, so during the next terrible week, I can remember those details and believe that I'll feel great again. It doesn't work a lot, but I think it's very important to try. ”

“I try to remind myself when I feel great like this that there will be another terrible week coming someday.”

“She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior position” that she wouldn’t need if she was confident about herself. She also said that people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don’t, nothing will work out the way they want. ”