Sadness is a powerful foe, maybe harder to keep down than happiness.

...if a child waited to speak until all the grown-ups settled down and gave her some room to say her piece, the most important things would never get said.

I was saying the right things, but not the really true things.

In the morning I'm like a snake in the spring: I need to lie out on a warm rock and let the sun sink into me before I can start wiggling around and get on with the day.

I believe good plans are the best way to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and possibly, save the world. I spend a lot of my time making them.

Sadness is a powerful foe, maybe harder to keep down than happiness.

I know it's hard to not do well at something, and I know it's hard to need help.