You're the strangest person I ever met, she said & I said you too & we decided we'd know each other a long time.

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.

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?

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

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

When you start to crack open, don't waste a moment gathering your old self up into something like you knew before. Let your new self splash like sunlight into every dark place and laugh and cry and make sounds you never made & thank all that is holy for the gift.

I hope someday you see this is all life wants: for you to be your own kind of beautiful & not the kind that makes you forget who you are.