She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short.

Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.

Opening a door to the mysteries, hoping to shed a little dark on all the stuff we think we know.

My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don't want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It's not healthy.

Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real hero.

If you're talking to a child, you're going, 'This is the wonder of science and here's why I'm so fascinated by it.'

I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.