He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a very long time.

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

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.

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.

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.

He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a very long time.