She Has Given You Something Of Value:

Life's A Forge - Yes, And Hammer And Anvil, Too. You'll Be Roasted, Smelted, And Pounded, And You'll Scarce Know What's Happening To You. But Stand Proudly To It. Metal's Worthless Till It Is Shaped And Tempered. More Labor Than Luck. Face The Pounding, Don't Fear The Proving; And You'll Stand Well Against Any Hammer And Anvil.

My Family Pleaded With Me To Forget Literature And Do Something Sensible, Such As Find Some Sort Of Useful Work.

The Only Thing A Cat Worries About Is What's Happening Right Now. As We Tell The Kittens, You Can Only Wash One Paw At A Time.

No Matter What Has Happened, You're Not A Pig-boy; You're An Assistant Pig Keeper!

If I Do Find Pride, I'll Not Find It In What I Was Or What I Am, But What I May Become. Not In My Birth, But In Myself.