There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

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.

There came a moment in the middle of the song when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room & after that he never forgot that he was part of something much bigger

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

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

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.