We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until… we have stopped saying “It got lost,” and say “I lost it.” – Sidney J. Harris

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself. – Alexander Graham Bell

We all participate in weaving the social fabric; we should therefore all participate in patching the fabric when it develops holes — mismatches between old expectations and current realities. – Anne C. Weisberg, Everything a Working Mother Needs to Know, 1994