That's basically the mantra of Herr Silverman's teaching - think for yourself and do what's right for you, but let others do the same.

If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.

You're different. And I'm different too. Different is good. But different is hard. Believe me, I know.

You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.

Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.

The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.

Tiffany and I are great friends, and I appreciate all that she is doing for me now. But she is not you. I still love you, Nikki. And you can’t control or alter true love.

Fly! There's a lot of sky out there for brave birds.

I opened up to you and you judge me

Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly.

Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.

It is difficult to make the right choice if you fear choosing wrongly.

If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.

Some women wear a miniskirt to reveal their thighs

You use a glass mirror to see your face

I really think I am a nice person. [But] this is not going to be an election on niceness. This is going to be an election on competence.

There is no armor against fate.

What matters is how I feel about it, cause if I feel good or bad about it, then the audience will feel good or bad about it and that's just sorta the job.

I didn't know at the time I was writing Because of Winn-Dixie where the story came from, but in retrospect I can see that it was a response to a terribly harsh winter here in Minnesota.

Madrid is what I call home, but also the States.

I don't think you can ever do your best. Doing your best is a process of trying to do your best.