It struck her how eating was a comfort during a hard time because it reminded you that there had been other days, good days, when you’d eaten the same thing. Reminded you there were good days in life, when precious little else did. (268).

The difference between darkness and brightness is how you thrive on those moments and how you use such circumstances with goodwill in your spirit.

Life shall surely show you different situations. Yes! The good and the bad situations of life shall come your way. We are definitely bound to meet the ups and downs of life. Sometimes, it may seem that all odds are against you and you may have the real reasons to leave in sorrow but, if all things leave you, never ever leave smile.

There is always much to be learned from bad times, and to many people who prosper, they get good lessons from bad times inorder to find the way out.

A friend loves at all times.

Suppose that we could close our eyes today and see the real certainties and uncertainties of tomorrow, we would have never wished to open our eyes again for the real certainties and uncertainties of tomorrow never ends!

Everybody is a champion! Everybody has conquered something in life before! You have achieved something great before: your first time of walking. Remember how life would have been should you have failed to challenge and overcome that challenge, even as an infant! If you could do that as an infant, you can conquer great challenges now to leave great and indelible mark before you go! He who thinks failure has a super power over him should remember the first day he took the first step to walk! He who wants to end it all because of failure must think of why he never ended the journey of life just because he tried walking the first time ever and fell, but stood up and tried over and over until he could walk without a fall! Take your courage and be a champion! Dare to conquer life!

Maude regards the ones who don't make it as her own personal failures. 'I guess I didn't put enough emphasis on 'until death do you part,'' she says sourly, whenever she hears about the latest divorce. 'Sad to say, but some are in it just for the good times. Married folks, they gotta be like that cat's claw acacia I've got growin' in my yard. Gotta grab hard and hold on tight when the going gets rough. Only way to get through the bad times. Grab hard, hold on, and ride. No matter what.

You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.

See your hard times through the spectacles of your experiences. They, too, shall pass away.