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.

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

The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same

These are little packets of light and you need to plant them early in the year and remember to mark where they were because lots of times they look like weeds in the beginning and it's not until later that you see how beautiful they really are.

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 was never good at hide and seek because I'd always make enough noise so my friends would be sure to find me. I don't have anyone to play those games with any more, but now and then I make enough noise just in case someone is still looking and hasn't found me yet.

There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.