The car slewed to a stop and only then did I notice that it wasn't a cop car, ambulance or fire-engine.
The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.
My friend is one... who take me for what I am.
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
The car skidded to a stop just in front of me, and I jumped back and lost my balance and ended up on the road.