Quotes from Kate Jacobs

Better to live your life open rather than exist on borrowed time, waiting for the great unmasking.

Life isn't a straightforward climb up the ladder. It can take a few slips to really gain perspective.

There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.

And there's always a better time than right now and there always will be. But right now is what we've got.

Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.

Sometimes suffering is just suffering," she told Gus. "It doesn't make you stronger. It doesn't build character. It only hurts.

And there's always a better time than right now and there always will be. But right now is what we've got.

Cat, I'll let you in on a little secret. We don't all love our jobs every day. And doing something you have passion for doesn't make the work part of it any easier...It just makes you less likely to quit.

Life isn't a straightforward climb up the ladder. It can take a few slips to really gain perspective.

There's money, and then there's class. The two are often separated.

So this was it. You take a wrong step and you end up wearing yesterday's underwear, sitting on the carpet trying to teach yourself how to knit. And even that doesn't work. She never expected it to be so hard. Life.

We don't always get what we deserve," she replied, patting James over his heart. "Sometimes we get more; sometimes we get less. At least we get something.

There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.

everyone has to knit when they're here. ... But not every person has to use yarn.

Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.

It gave her a feeling of her own power, to make something practical and beautiful just by using her own skill and creativity. It inspired her.

But what Dakota most enjoyed about the beginning of winter was the crispness of the air (that practically demanded the wearing of knits) and the way that tough New Yorkers - on the street, in elevators, in subways - were suddenly willing to risk a smile. To make a connection with a stranger. To finally see one another after strenuously avoiding eye contact all year.

An honest conversation with anyone is a form of praying.

It's all about getting the hand of things. Easy does it; take it easy. You'll figure everything out in time. But for right now, just keep trying. Pay attention and avoid the temptation to go further than you're ready. Talk less. And listen more.

And failure, if you want to know, Dakota, is just another opportunity to try again.

Things work out better when you're straight up.

It's a scary thing, when a person you admire is suddenly revealed to be absolutely, truly human.

I believe sometimes medical issues just happen--they're not cosmic tests; they're not retribution for all the naughty things you've done over a lifetime. It's not some moral righting of the universe. It's just something going wonky with the wiring...And I think God cries when we're in pain; he cries with us and he supports us. But I also believe he stands back and lets us sort things out. Lets the doctors do their work. Lets your body heal itslef.

Women do amazing, creative, wonderful things.