Given so much, What have I done to Deserve it? Nothing, Absolutely nothing. No wonder my heart Dances.

The patience and ability to work through a long series of steps - to figure things out - is a foundation for the child's creative life later on.

Glancing in through the open door to Xav’s room, I saw Zed stretched out on the queen mattress, his arm hugging a pillow as if he felt Sky’s absence at his side.

We deserve this payment by all stretches of how one would calculate it.

Going to pieces. To go to pieces so pointlessly and unnecessarily.

Why would I want to join an organization that would encourage people like myself to become members.

There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation of a theme

One mark of good verse is surprise

The real index of civilization is when people are kinder than they need to be.

The writing is so great on TV now; it's such a pleasure to watch.