“All at once it occurs to me that I'm the one who needs to give myself the break, to accept myself for who I am.”

“I long for the day when people embrace our common humanity and respect diversity.”

“Being kind, being compassionate, being respectful does not make you weak. More often, it's the harder path to take.”

“You know what I realized? No one else lives in my memories but me.”

“Frankie, I'm fully awake and more curious than George. If we hang up I'll lie here formulating a million reasons for your call, none of them your truth, and that would drive me crazy. You wouldn't do that to the guy who has your grandmother's old phone number, would you? Trust me, you can tell me anything.—Emerson”

“I'm an answer, Frankie. Maybe you're an answer for me, too?—Emerson”

“For whatever it's worth, I believe we're born imperfect, and perfection, whatever that may be, is unattainable by us mere humans.”

“The ultimate measure of a person is not her mistakes or accomplishments, but what she does with them.”

“All at once it occurs to me that I'm the one who needs to give myself the break, to accept myself for who I am.”