That is what we are supposed to do when we are at our best - make it all up - but make it up so truly that later it will happen that way.

Out of all the things you could not have there were some things that you could have and one of those was to know when you were happy and to enjoy all of it while it was there and it was good.

Man is not made for defeat.

It's harder to write in the third person but the advantage is you move around better.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

I would write one true sentence, and then go on from there.

You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person died for no reason.