“It was, however, time to accept fear for what it was, an emotion that was preventing them from being who they needed to be.”

“How can you be so nice to me and how can you forgive me when I’ve been such a jerk?” Maddy appears to think for a moment. “When you are reading a book and you finish a chapter, you don’t keep re-re...”

“I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runway sun, I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love. If you want me again look for me under your boot soles. You will hardly know ...”

“Knowledge is power, I said at last. "Let's do it.”

“Accept 'what is' they say. What if I don't want to?”

“Where There is a willthere is a willto search and discover a better dayWhere a positive heartis all you needto rise beyondand succeedWhere young minds grow and respect each other based on their dee...”

“If your glass seems half empty, use a smaller glass.”

“People can be tough as hell. They can go through some really heavy stuff... with a genuine smile...”

“To worry is to wear yourself out.”

“Sometimes you need the eclipse in your life to show you the importance of sunshine.”

“The power of positive thoughts is the key to receiving wonders and miraculous blessings.”