“So I watch her work and put all her energy, all her force, all herself, all is inside her work. Does she think that this is what life means? She goes to work in the dark and comes home when its dar...”

“Your mother wasnt upset. Scars stay with you so you dont forget, she said. She seemed almost satisfied.”

“Anger is essential if one is to survive this world. Its not just a degenerate emotion that destroys everything in its path. If it were so completely destructive, why would people of every religion ...”

“Can you lose your inborn talents? Can the gifts you come into this world with be taken away without your even noticing? Maybe its my fault for wanting always to stem the fires within me? Perhaps th...”

“Sometimes, when you are busy and children ask funny questions, you dont think so much. You just answer quickly so they will leave you alone. If you dont answer, they will just keep asking or they w...”

“I struggle to discover what these silent sons of mine want, but words have always failed me. They are sullen even as they tell me they are okay. I know they are lying but there is nothing I can do.”

“Each day is an opportunity for you to expand your horizon, to achieve your maximum potential. You may have encountered some obstacles along the way, but don't allow those moments to hinder your pro...”

“In life,You can either play the hand you've been dealt or decide to fold. Just remember that you are not alone in this journey of life. People experience hardships all the time. You learn from thos...”

“The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.”

“What she meant was that I let my emotions control me. I was letting myself be helpless to them, and when we think we are our emotions, instead of our emotions being something we experience, or can ...”

“Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.”

“But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and all the same recipes. No novelty.”

“She took comfort in the familiarity of his smell, knowing that if she lost all her possessions and her home, at least she would have her family.”