“Remember, pain is just the messenger dat happiness is comin', Miss Charlotte. So beez happy.” — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“She wished she could pitch a tent among the stars and wait for God. That way she'd be even closer to hearing the answers… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“Find the love inside of yourself, and the rest will follow. I promise you this with every inch of my being. I know this… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“At my very lowest, just when I believed unhappiness would eat me alive, I surrendered. I didn't suddenly become happy all at once; it… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“But most important, she had broken through that invisible wall of terror that surrounded her, and lived to tell the tale.” — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“She didn't want pity. Just to love a man and have a man love her. This was nothing to apologize for or feel weak… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“I was marching to the beat of my own drummer, and I was clearly out of step with reality.” — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, there's no getting around it: people have to work for their happiness. We go into battle every day, and we have to work… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“Remember, pain is just the messenger dat happiness is comin', Miss Charlotte. So beez happy.” — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“The nighttime sky is all about yesterday. The light that you're seeing from the stars happened millions of years ago. Looking at the night… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“A little sadness is good for everyone. It's da only way ya gets to happiness. If you happy all da time, you gots nuttin'… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“Mazy Watts, Charlotte, and a chorus of others who slowly gathered to the porch that night and sang until the sun came up. Maybe… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
“It had been so many years since Charlotte had experienced the sensation of being held in someone's arms. But tonight, between the music and… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
