Awareness is everything. Hallie once pointed out to me that people worry a lot more about the eternity *after* their deaths than the eternity that happened before they were born. But it's the same amount of infinity, rolling out in all directions from where we stand.

Perhaps growing up meant we put our knives away and feigned ignorance of the damage.

Arterial-plaque specials that save minutes now can cost years, later on.

For Lou Ann, life itself was a life-threatening enterprise.

No matter what kind of night you're having, morning always wins.

The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.

In a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is make things as right as we can.