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.

Wanting him to come back before anyone notices part of the world has not moved since he left.

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

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.

I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.

The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it

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