There are some days when no matter what I say it feels like I'm far away in another country & whoever is doing the translating has had far too much to drink.

I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.

If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.

When you start to crack open, don't waste a moment gathering your old self up into something like you knew before. Let your new self splash like sunlight into every dark place and laugh and cry and make sounds you never made & thank all that is holy for the gift.

I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.

I am only strong enough for a life of partial virtue.