A dog can never tell you what she knows from the smells of the world, but you know, watching her, that you know almost nothing.

We do not love anything more deeply than we love a story.

When it's over I don't want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real.

Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say “Look!” and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads. (from “Mysteries, Yes”)

I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention.

I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.

After a cruel childhood, one must reinvent oneself. Then reimagine the world.