I'm stuck in a place laced with past present and future

I focus on the past and the lessons it has taught me - but if I focus too much, it'll adversely affect my future choices

I can't - you can't - let the past dictate your decisions in a way that inhibits your learning experience

How boring life would be if we lived exactly by the book and for the book.

It is better to read every book, than no books at all, and it's worse to live by only one book.

My book judges me on the basis of my skirt length and the coverage of my hair.

I don't really know which book to abide by but I'd rather abide by morality as I see fit.

I don't think the liquor that I drink is indicative of my goodness.

I would rather make someone smile on the basis of an unrecognized gesture, because anonymous goodness is still good too.