Toys "R" Us. Zack put on a wool cap and sunglasses. "You look like a bank robber," I observed. "No toy is safe.

Almost. It’s a big word for me. I feel it everywhere. Almost home. Almost happy. Almost changed. Almost, but not quite. Not yet. Soon, maybe. I’m hoping hard for that.

when hope gets released in a place, all kinds of things are possible

If you can't find an answer at the mall or the library, what does that say about the world?

You cannot measure the loss of a human life. It's all the things a person was, all their dreams, all the people who loved them, all they hoped to be and could give back to the world.

I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through.

You've got to love yourself with all your short comings, and you've got to love the world no matter how bad it gets.