The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it

I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy.

You may not remember the time you let me go first. Or the time you dropped back to tell me it wasn't that far to go. Or the time you waited at the crossroads for me to catch up. You may not remember any of those, but I do and this is what I have to say to you: Today, no matter what it takes, we ride home together.

There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.

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.

If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

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.