Before You Can Be Anything, You Have

Going To School- Picking An Apple Getting An Education- Eating It

Claudia Knew That She Could Never Pull Off The Old-fashioned Kind Of Running Away. That Is, Running Away In The Heat Of Anger With A Knapsack On Her Pack. She Didn't Like Discomfort; Even Picnics Were Untidy And Inconvenient: All Those Insects And The Sun Melting The Icing On The Cupcakes. Therefore, She Decided That Her Leaving Home Would Not Be Just Running From Somewhere But Would Be Running To Somewhere.

Jamie, You Know, You Could Go Clear Around The World And Still Come Home Wondering If The Tuna Fish Sandwiches At Chock Full O'nuts Still Cost Thirty-five Cents.

Five Minutes Of Planning Are Worth Fifteen Minutes Of Just Looking.

There Were Times In School When A Person Had To Do Things Fast, Cheap, And Without Character.