In Lake Wobegon, We Don't Forget Mistakes.

Have Interesting Failures.... If You Need To Have A Personal Crisis Have It Now. Don't Wait Until Midlife, When It Will Take Longer To Resolve.... Don't Pity Yourselves. Lighten Up. Seek People With A Sense Of Humor. Avoid Humorless People-and Do Not Marry One, For God's Sake.

Life Is Unjust And This Is What Makes It So Beautiful. Every Day Is A Gift. Be Brave And Take Hold Of It.

Honesty Is A Rare Commodity In A Palace, And That Is Why So Many Fairy-tale Marriages End Up On The Rocks.

Wal-mart Is Going In And Slaughtering [small Towns] Just As We Once Killed The Buffalo.

Years Ago, Manhood Was An Opportunity For Achievement, And Now It Is A Problem To Be Overcome.