“To the members of my family who are no longer with us, Id like to say Im sorry. There is a quote by Stephen Dunn Ive always loved; he says, Our parents died at least twice, the second time when we ...”

“I ask for tons of notebooks for my birthday, the ones with college ruled lines, and I carry them with me, pretend they're my friends, and write anything that comes to mind. Something about my stori...”

“We met in a school elevator, and he could tell from the way I spoke that we had some sadness in common.”

“I remember watching those balloons as a little boy, each fall, wondering if someday I, too, would be nothing but a balloon in the sky, soaring towards the sun until I begin to fall slowly back to e...”

“She likes to write messages on balloons and send them to the sky. She takes out a black Magic Marker and she starts writing on the dozen or so balloons, one for each member of our family who died. ...”

“For a long time, I felt like I was destined to inherit a certain kind of life and so I wouldnt let myself think of it for fear of being even cognitively associated with it. But writing about those ...”

“Intellectual generalities are always interesting, but generalities in morals mean absolutely nothing.”

“I’d like them to appreciate the power of the individual—and I don’t mean me; I mean the power each person has to make choices and be accountable for himself or herself. I’ve noticed that people are...”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move ag...”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”