We read in bed because reading is halfway between life and dreaming, our own consciousness in someone else's mind.
Anna QuindlenThe life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed.
Anna QuindlenConsider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a terminal illness because if you do you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.
Anna QuindlenAnd sometimes you do everything right and something bad just happens. It's as simple, and as scary, as that.
Anna Quindlen