“I want people who have received a diagnosis of Hepatitis C to know tha...” — Melody Beattie Quote

“I want people who have received a diagnosis of Hepatitis C to know that they didn't just receive a death sentence. They do have options, even if the person who gave them their diagnosis isn't aware of all of them. The path they choose doesn't have to be one of desperation.”

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

“According to some Eastern religion, there is a belt that goes across the world, and I've heard that Minnesota is right in the heart of this spiritual-creative belt of energy.”

“Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.”

“I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other.”

“Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.”