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

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

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

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?

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

The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.

I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.