I’ve flown kites before and I know – sometimes they’re gone forever, and sometimes they’re just waiting in the middle of the road for you to rescue them. Kites can be lucky or they can be ornery. I’ve had both kinds, and a lucky kite is definitely worth chasing for.

A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic.

You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.

I am a runner. That's what I do. That's who I am. Running is all I know, or want, or care about.

To by held above the earth and be brushed by the wind," she said,"it's like your heart has been kissed by beauty.

Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them

I’ve flown kites before and I know – sometimes they’re gone forever, and sometimes they’re just waiting in the middle of the road for you to rescue them. Kites can be lucky or they can be ornery. I’ve had both kinds, and a lucky kite is definitely worth chasing for.