I prayed to trees. This was easier than praying directly to God. There was nearly always a tree nearby.
...but it doesn't feel crazy to us. It feels like what we do.
Don't judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins.
It can't be dead. It was alive just a minute ago.
Each child brings so much joy and hope into the world, and that is reason enough for being here. As you grow older, you will contribute something else to this world, and only you can discover what that is.
I cannot just write a frivolous book, a la-di-da book. Everything isn't la-di-da. There is something that's going to pull you up short. I want to reassure young readers. I want to comfort them, to not fear the unexpected.