butterflies were wind energy made visible.

The truth is that progress is usually small and sneaky.

One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single day a kid needs a break.

She lived in fear of ifonic endings.

...[T]here should be a real sense of your imagination and your memories walking and woolgathering, tramping the hills, romping all over the place. Trust them. Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.

I could become like that dyslexic agnostic in the old joke - the one who lies in bed and tries to figure out if his dog exists.

You are not your bank account, or your ambitiousness. You're not the cold clay lump with a big belly you leave behind when you die. You're not your collection of walking personality disorders. You are spirit, you are love.