Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I can, therefore I am.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
It's always too early to quit.
But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father.
And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.