We all lose somebody we care about and want to find some comforting way of dealing with it, something that will give us a little closure, a little peace.

You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship

When I lacked even the self-respect to keep myself alive, she dabbed my cuts and I fell back into being a son; I fell as easily as you fall into your pillow at night. And I didn't want it to end. That's the best way I can explain it. I knew it was impossible. But I didn't want it to end.

Timing is everything. That´s right. Which is why our sages tell us to repent exactly one day before we die." But how do you know it´s the day before you die? I asked. He raised his eyebrows. "Exactly

For as spiritual as some people think my books are, I've never really dealt with religious things.

sometimes what you miss the most is the way a loved one made you feel about yourself.

How could he find perfection in such an average day? Then I realized this was the whole point.