[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else had read the book, and track them down to talk about it

All seasons have something to offer

One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. Mom frowned at me. "You'd be destroying what makes it special," she said. "It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.

Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.

That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.

Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.