The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.

The things you didn't receive added value to your life, the same as did the things you received. Life had holes. Life was still beautiful.

If I broke her heart, her image of me would break too

What broke Mom's heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life.

It's actually meditative to sit in a character for an extended period of time, realizing what your relationship is to who you're playing and then letting go, just being there.

It is about what you do when nobody is watching. Can you always stay on your grind, or are you only a star when the lights are on you and everybody is watching?

Hope gives us the courage to confront our circumstances and the capacity to surmount them.

Yippee. I’ve been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. I’ll write a letter home to Mother. She’ll be so pleased.” --Leif

What is the soup kitchen?

I learn something all the time - rearranging what I thought I knew before.

Accessing a "professional listener" such as a psychologist or counselor can be useful if the loved one wants to use this form of support.