“He wanted the show to be fresh to audiences 50 years down the line.”

“The show became its own little world, with its own internal rhythm and high standards.”

“You can spread jelly on the peanut butter but you can't spread peanut butter on the jelly.”

“In general, things either work out or they dont, and if they dont, you figure out something else, a plan B. Theres nothing wrong with plan B.”

“I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and from the nurturing of values like tolerance, charity, and community.”

“Something greater than me was happening. And yet, it was happening to me.”

“I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi)”

“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”

“Birthdays could be such a bummer when you were older than the country you lived in.”