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

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.

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

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

There are some days when no matter what I say it feels like I'm far away in another country & whoever is doing the translating has had far too much to drink.

I was never good at hide and seek because I'd always make enough noise so my friends would be sure to find me. I don't have anyone to play those games with any more, but now and then I make enough noise just in case someone is still looking and hasn't found me yet.

If you're talking to a child, you're going, 'This is the wonder of science and here's why I'm so fascinated by it.'