Quotes from Karen Harrington

Hope that coffee doesn't stunt your growth." I took a couple of bitter sips. It tasted like brown salt. "It'll put some vim and vigor in your bones Wayne." "I can't believe you love this stuff." "Less of a love. More of a habit. Remember to separate the two in your mind if you can. Many an unwise person has fallen in love with his habits.

Grandpa found a sturdy branch and used it as a walking stick. "Always protect your feet. If your feet are fine, you are fine." The first knowledge pelt of the day. I found a branch of my own. It was handy to have a stick to feel out the path ahead.

Always said a young boy needed to fill himself with knowledge and passion. Empty vessels get filled with the wrong things.

I was grateful I'd been in a plane crash. I got to see my grandfather every single day for months. If that plane hadn't plummeted, we would have stalled at spaghetti Tuesdays. And that's the truth. ... And I didn't ask God why I was in the random plane crash that caused Grandpa to come and live with us. I just bit my lip and said, Thank you.

The thing you have to remember with old cars is that they don't just start up cold as soon as you turn the key. You have to pump the gas twice and then hold down the pedal.