“Solitary muttering allows you to say all those things you don't have the courage to say to all those people who aredriving you nuts.”

“Don't mind all those people who say that you should be back to normal in a month or two. Grieving is all part of helping yourself anyway.”

“We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.”

“What I hope you'll remember, Grace-is that all your life there will be people who have more than you-and people who have less. Grace hung her head. What's really important,'Miss Louise went on to say,'are the connections you have with the people you love. Your family, your friends, Grace-truly, those are the things that matter. Those are the things that will always matter the most.”

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”

“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.”