Summer-induced stupidity. That was the diagnosis.

When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person.

I watched the land for as long as I could, until it disappeared behind its shawl of mist, and until I had it fixed in my mind - unchanged, mysterious and beautiful

By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate.

It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves made it fresh and new each time.

...Promises are more dangerous then secrets.

Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here.

Parents aren't supposed to cry. Or get scared. Or lie. Right? I thought I knew all the rules. But there are no rules.

...I don't want to mar the moment with questions. By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything.

Summer-induced stupidity.That was the diagnosis...

But, standing in the fading golden sunlight now, I can feel some of the scars of the summer stabbing over. I can feel the promise of a new beginning.

I'm sorry I hurt your hand...with my face."-Bobby Pendragon

I think it was the institution...I was trying to master it.

Love me for stupid reasons, I like those most.

When one door shuts... sometimes it's best to leave it shut, and move on...

Final installment of Things More Fun Than Reading the Sarah Palin Memoir: Driving into a tree, microwaving your head, and getting stabbed in the eye with a carrot.

The Who had a great sense of humor. And they were also very serious when it came down to making music.

You got a million drug laws now because the bosses figured there was more money in putting people in jail than taxing something anyone can grow on a window sill.

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.

Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence only of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes.