| "Rollicking René Hicks finds something to laugh about in just about anything ---even her lung cancer operation." |
| —Melbourne Herald Sun |
| "A non-smoker getting lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke, is like a virgin being exposed to sluts and getting pregnant." |
| —René |
| “Every survival kit should include a sense of humor.” |
| —Unknown |
| "As a lung cancer survivor, I can’t “LIVESTRONG”, if I can’t BREATHE STRONG and if I can’t BREATHE STRONG, I can’t LAUGH STRONG and if I can’t LAUGH STRONG, the quality of my living and breathing is strongly diminished!" |
| —René |