So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them.

Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there.

Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.

Everyone else is either asleep or having sex. I’ve been watching cable television and eating jello.

And later that night to be with my family at dinnertime and have things just be like they always were. That was the amazing part. Things just keep going. We didn't talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough.

Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.