It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.
You should never hate anyone, not even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You had to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.
Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, you'll still have your stars.
Sometimes you have to get sicker before you can get better.
You're not supposed to laugh at your own father. Ever.
One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and stra...
Life there was hard and it made people hard.
You know you're down and out when Okies laugh at you,' she said. With our garbage bag taped window, our tied down hood, and art supplies strapped to the roof, we'd out-Okied the Okies.
You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races.
One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.
She had her addictions and one of them was reading.
Once you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all.
