“I asked the girl if she could bring a sister for me. She did. Sister Maria Teresa. It was a very slow evening. We discussed the New Testament. We agreed that He was very well adjusted for an only child.”

“I have little sister Lola, she is small and very funny.”

“Please tell me you did not bring me out here so you could tell me a very boring story about your sister.”

“Find Sister Caroline…
And she's tired—
She's weary—
Go down, Death, and bring her to me.”

“Could she sing? (Was it nice to hear when she did?) Was she pretty? Was she a good friend? Could she have been a loving mother? A faithful wife? Have I got a sister and does she favor me? If my mother knew me would she like me?”

“A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she’s not only a mother, she’s not only a sister, she’s not only a wife. But a girl has the – she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.”

“The King is very proud and very handsome;
The Queen--now you can quess who that could be
(She's a little girl all day, but at night she steals away)?
Well -- it's Me!”

“She did not care very much for other little girls, but if she had plenty of books she could console herself.”

“Hereafter she is only my sister in name; not because I disown her, but because she has disowned me.”

“Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.”