It did not look like the work of God, but it might have represented the handicraft of a God with a joyous sense of humor, a dancing God who loved mischief as much as prayer, and playfulness as much as mischief.

What's important is that a story changes every time you say it out loud. When you put it on paper, it can never change. But the more times you tell it, the more changes will occur. A story is a living thing; it moves and shifts

I stood face to face with the moon and the ocean and the future that spread out with all its bewildering immensity before me.

Families without songs are unhappy families.

In families, there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.

The great teachers fill you up with hope and shower you with a thousand reasons to embrace all aspects of life.

I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.