and as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, i realize that i never saw true beauty until now.

When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

I blend in the backgroud. when I arive for lunch my friends are surprised i'm not already there.

It's not an old book, or a treasure map. Nope. Staring up at me was a pile of rocks.

The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.

Life is short, have dessert first.

When I was your age I knew nothing about the world or my place in it. I figured I'd be someone's wife, then someone's mother. It never occurred to me to be someone myself.