So, I'm going to start this group off with one of my very favorite quotes of all time. As a mother of two incredibly intelligent young ladies, I would encourage them to bring their own light into the darkness -- to find their individual possibilities, dreams, freedom.

They paint the world full of shadows, and then tell their children to stay close to the light - their light; their reasons, their judgments - because in the darkness there be dragons... But it isn't true. We can prove that it isn't true. In the dark there is discovery; there is possibility; there is freedom.

- Character 'Captain Flint'
- TV Show *'Black Sails'

(As far as this particular TV show is concerned, it is not for the faint of heart. So if you haven't seen it and you venture to do so, please proceed with caution. :-)