A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Infinity is present in each part. A loving smile contains all art. The motes of starlight spark and dart. A grain of sand holds power and might.

We know you have a great mind and all, Mother, but you don’t have much sense.

If I have something I want to say that is too difficult for adults to swallow, then I will write it in a book for children.

Sometimes idiosyncrasies which used to be irritating become endearing, part of the complexity of a partner who has become woven deep into our own selves.

the discoveries don't come when you're looking for them. They come when for some reason you've let go conscious control.

As human beings, the closest we can get to truth is through story.