If you wish to avoid an unpleasant story you had best put this book down

Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.

Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.

I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.

They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

Chestnuts in stuffing tastes like someone chewed up a tree branch and then French-kissed it into your mouth.

The thing with your heart's desire is that your heart doesn't even know what it desires until it turns up.

Accidents happen all the time.

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.

The birth of a child is divine miracle.

That was the problem these days--everything was considered disposable--clothes, cell phones, relationships.

Society is our extended mind and body.

In God alone, essence (what He is) and existence (that he is) coincide.

I'm the kind of person who always wants more.

For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.

In this world, the spots where the present seems to overlap the past are the most important. These are the points when one becomes aware that the direction of the world can change.

Along with John Hughes, he's probably the biggest influence. Would be awesome not only to meet him; he's one person I'd also definitely like to work with.

You. Are. Not. Leaving. Me.

The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.