As the ocean tugged me at my feet, i realized that Early Auden, that strangest of boys, had saved me from being swept away.

Finding your way doesn't mean you always know where you're going. It's knowing how to find your way back home that's important.

Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.

Sometimes it's best not to see your whole path laid out before you. Let life surprise you...There are more stars out there than just the ones with names. And they're all beautiful.

I'd heard of really bad things Klan folks did to Negroes. Mean, hateful, deadly things. I didn't know they were hateful toward white folks too.

...the person you encounter is often more than the person you see.

There are no coincidences. Just miracles by the boatload.

When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.

Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?

Maybe that was how I found comfort just then, even with him being so far away. By remembering the flavor of his words.

What would you rather be, Jackie? Angry mad or crazy mad? I think I'd rather be crazy mad, because you can be crazy and still happy.

I dance daily to the music in my heart.

Being real is being true to you.

I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.

To dance is to give channel to the Creator.

Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I'm totally cool.

My name is Mortimer Alexander and I am a licensed summoner." "Darn. I'd hoped you were the pizza delivery guy.

I always say that I started in television when harassed was two words instead of one.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

Frank went out for baseball and while he wasn't very good, it wasn't a total loss. The coach used him as a pattern to drawn the on-deck circle.

Arrogance is ever accompanied by folly.