Garrison Keillor

To be your own person, you need good friends. Friends are the treasure of your life. They may turn out to be your real family.

You've pleased your teachers and your parents, and now you have to do something harder, which is to please yourself and to do things that you in your heart know to be right and that you're proud of.

The ultimate power you have over us is your ability to tell your story. If you can tell that story truthfully, with humor and with a little forgiveness, then you're on your own.