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.

Trying to follow in the footsteps of the masters, but it's a lot harder than it looks because even though they had the same size feet as us, they weren't looking down the whole time while they walked to make sure they were doing it right

Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.

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

We went to a church that had missionaries who'd come back once a year from Fiji & give talks. I remember one of them saying it was very hard work telling people they were going to lose their everlasting souls if they didn't shape up. I pictured people sitting on the beach listening to this sweaty man all dressed in black telling them they were going to burn in hell & them thinking this was good fun, these scary stories this guy was telling them & afterwards, they'd all go home & eat mango & fish & they'd play Monopoly & laugh & laugh & they'd go to bed & wake up the next day & do it all again.

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

If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.