“If you treat every question like you've never heard it before, your students feel like you respect them and everyone learns a lot more. Including the teacher.”

“Its a good thing babies dont give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.”

“It was one of those perfect fall days when the air is cool enough to wake you up but the sun is also kissing your face.”

“Mort moved my ending to the beginning, took out all the adjectives, cut the whole thing in half, and made it one hundred percent better.'That's how it's done,' he said. Best writing lesson I ever had.”

“It’s a good thing babies don’t give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”