Somewhere, a sparrow is singing in B minor.

Becoming a child again is what is impossible. That's what you have a legitimate reason to be upset over. Childhood is the most valuable thing that's taken away from you in life, if you think about it.

In the temporary illumination of the headlights, the insects were scribbling out messages from God that we couldn't get.

The stars are always up in the sky...then when it is perfectly black, they feel less vulnerable and out they come.

We were broke in a way that only kids can be broke. Our toes were black with dye from wearing boots that weren't waterproof. We had infected ear lobes and green rings around our fingers from cheap jewelry. No one ever even had a chocolate bar.

All writers have the idea that they are famous.

You see only the beautiful things when you stand still. You only see things that you don't ordinarily notice. The birds are the prettiest things, I imagine.