... one of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people. [p. 65]

There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.

But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on.

I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know.

One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around.

My best teachers were mess, failure, death, mistakes, and the people I hated, including myself.

Right foot, left foot, right foot, breathe.