At the end of night, before you close your eyes, be content with what you've done and be proud of who you are.

But I can think of nothing on earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night, which, for me, was ten to fifteen pounds of candy, a riot of colored wrappers and hopeful fonts,snub-nosed chocolate bars and SweeTARTS, the seductive rattle of Jujyfruits and Good & Plenty and lollipopsticks all akimbo, the foli ends of mini LifeSavers packs twinkling like dimes, and a thick sugary perfume rising up from the pillowcase.

Capitalism doesn't consider morality. It considers profitability.

It is in these moments of tender and ridiculous nostalgia that I know something inside me is still broken.

Why are people so fascinated by how to eat Valomilks?’ She said, ‘Well, Dad, they’re round and they’re messy. But that’s what makes them fun. Once we get older we’re not supposed to be messy anymore. But for one moment when you’re eating a Valomilk, it’s okay to be messy again.

We need books...because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend.

At the end of night, before you close your eyes, be content with what you've done and be proud of who you are.