A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class.She danced into the kitchen ,where her mother was preparing dinner. "Mom,guess what ?" she squealed waving the drawing . her mother never looked up. "what"? she said ,tending to the pots. "guess what?" the child repeated ,waving the drawings. "what?" the mother said , tending to the plates. "Mom, you're not listening" "sweetie,yes I am" "Mom" the child said "you're not listening with your EYES

The secret to happiness...be satisfied and be grateful.

Mothers support certain illusions about their children, and one of my illusions was that I liked who I was, because she did. When she passed away, so did that idea.

A man who can take anything will find most things unsatisfying. And a man without memories is just a shell.

When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.

The truth is, there is no line. There's only your life, how you mess it up, and who is there to save you. Or who isn't.

You were one person, and you changed the world.