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"All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

"A wise woman protects her kids. A wiser woman hangs out with police officers, retired FBI agents and private investigators."

"Her metaphors for her children included barnacles encrusting a ship and limpets clinging to a rock."

"Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit."

"Children can see the beatitudes in nature."
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"Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all."

"I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them."

"I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back."

"I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could."

"Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days."

"I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God."
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