I knew I didn’t want to be alone anymore.

There are no words precise enough to describe how wide and empty the world is when you lose someone that matters to you as much as Penny did to me.

[W]e’ve learned that grief can sometimes get loud, and when it does, we try not to speak over it.

I’ve never been one to go to church, but I’ve al was ways believed in a creative intelligence behind the ongoing riddle of the world.

[A]s a parent you just have no idea what anything means. On some level everything your kids do and say is in code.

The world’s magic sneaks up on you in secret, settles next to you when you have your head turned.

Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult.

Sometimes, it's better to bunk a class and enjoy with friends, because now, when I look back, marks never make me laugh, but memories do.

Five minutes ago is gone, never to be seen again. Five minutes from now, isn't here yet....What are you going to do with it?

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.

We will take the good-will for the deed.

Can we ever have too much of a good thing?

De omnibus dubitandum

The Dharma is a very, very special and precious thing. The more you practice it, the more you will realize this.

The noiseless din that we have long known in dreams, booms at us in waking hours from newspaper headlines.