"Bennie, if you can read, honey, you can learn just about anything you want to know. The doors of the world are open to people who can read." Chapter 4, page 37

Proverbs 16:32: "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." Chapter 6, page 59

"During those hours in the bathroom I also came to realize that if people could make me angry they could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?" Chapter 6, page 59

"The bottom line was that we have only ourselves to blame. We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices." Chapter 7, page 63

"There isn't anybody in the world who isn't worth something. I say if you're nice to them, they'll be...