The depth of love is revealed in its departure.

Life is not a sprint. It was never meant to be. It is just a step of faith after another.

I love when I can reboot people when they are being mean to others.

Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.

I have a penchant for fresh notebooks and mechanical pencils. It seems every time I go to the store, I buy a new notebook. I have dozens of them just sitting around.

Usually the most interesting stories are written not on paper but hearts.

. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.