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.

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 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.

I don't blame you for everything, she told me. Just the stuff my friends & I can agree on.

You're not going to see people like this again for a long time, he said and I said I always saw people like this & he looked at me for a moment and said, You're not from around here, are you?

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.

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