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

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

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

The Friday Night Knitting Club.

Especially in a world that doesn't need homemade anything.That's when we need homemade everything..

...An honest conversation with anyone is a form of praying..

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

The thing is, that when you're young, you always think you'll meet all sorts of wonderful people, that drifting apart and losing friends is natural. ….

Things work out better when you're straight up..

Women do amazing, creative, wonderful things..

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….

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 e….

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

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..

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

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 somet….

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

Seeing a patter doesn't mean you know how to put it all together. Take baby steps: don't focus on the folks whose skills are far beyond your own. Whe….

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 ….

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….

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..