“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

“Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”

“YOU don’t choose your life; it chooses you. There’s no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs, you just accept them and carry on.”

“Each day is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to Him.”

“You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations.”

“You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.”

“Don’t waste another day of your life grieving over something that you cannot do anything about. Let God give you a new beginning. Your mistakes are not enough to stop God if you don’t let them.”

“It's the family you choose that counts.”

“When you don’t choose, you excuse.”

“Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.”