“I've allowed some of these points to stand, because this is a book of memory, and memory has its own story to tell. But I have done my best to make it tell a truthful story.”

“Knowing that everything comes to an end is a gift of experience, a consolation gift for knowing that we ourselves are coming to an end. Before we get it we live in a continuous present, and imagine...”

“And I learned that it's a bad idea to curse if you're in trouble, but a good idea to sing, if you can.”

“Why were Jack and his brother digging post holes? A fence there would run parallel to the one that already enclosed the farmyard. The Welches had no animals to keep in or out - a fence there could ...”

“You cannot be afraid of the unknown. In every moment and with every step you take, the unknown becomes the known.”

“Innovations are the magnificent elevators of a transformational life.”

“Even you cant tell yourself how to change, because you didnt create you. To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the univer...”