"Out of many shared years. One life."

“They want to beat the Don Dadda. It means, 'The Man.'”

“Fear is your worst enemy. Risk is your best friend.”

“But to mourn, that's different. To mourn is to be eaten alive with homesickness for the person.”

Source : Olive Ann Burns (2007). “Cold Sassy Tree”, p.56, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“Any idiot can make money. Keeping money, very few can do.”

“I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans.”

“I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more.”

“...Whatever dies was not mixed equally, If our two loves be one Or thou and I love so alike That none can slacken, none can die.”

“Snoopy: So this is the last day of the year. Another complete year gone by and what have I accomplished this year that I haven't accomplished every other year? Nothing! (He smiles.) How consistent can you get?”