Had that poor Reilly kook really been proud of Levy Pants? He had always said that he was. That was one good sign of his insanity.
the mother's first job is to raise a daughter strong enough to outlast her.
The only education in grief that any of us ever gets is a crash course.
My idea of a productive day, as both a child and an adult, was reading for hours and staring out the window.
Scratch a fantasy and you'll find a nightmare.
I know now that we never get over great losses; we absorb them, and they carve us into different, often kinder, creatures.
Old dogs can be a regal sight. Their exuberance settles over the years into a seasoned nobility, their routines become as locked into yours as the quietest and kindest of marriages.
My loneliness ain't killing me no more.
I'm bugged because I can't believe I can't speak every language there is. But I feel I can when I sit and am with somebody, and I can dance for them. Because dance is dialogue without language.
Life is not going to be sweet all the time.
Surfing is very special and unique. It's really hard to explain unless you've tried it. It's being out in the ocean in the sun, the water on your skin, and the adrenalin rush when you catch a wave. You have to be creative so it's like an art form in a way.