[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence.

I somehow make it through the first month. I dress and brush my teeth when they tell me to. And I experience the hollow feeling of complete loss, which is emptiness.

For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.

I force myself to think of anything but the one thing that I'm actually always thinking about. And that is so exhausting that I sleep more than I ever have.

This is why the deepest form of pain comes out as silence.

Only in cartoons and fairy tales and greeting cards do endings have glitter

I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them.

She said they needed to put down a real root system to achieve their potential

At least it's working out because Cheddar is sort of obsessed with me, or at least very interested, which in the world of felines counts as obsessive behavior.

It would look pretty messed up to be a social worker and have dried kid blood as a permanent stain in your vehicle.

Every person has lots of ingredients to make them what is always a one-in-a-kind creation. We are all imperfect genetic stews.

It's often your deepest pain that brings out the best out of you

People wonder why you choose certain subjects to write about. The truth is: you don't really. They choose you

Numbersign questionmark you" and "Asterisk exclamation point the world.

I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives.

Women are more verbal than men. That's why when you see an elderly couple together, it's always the man who has the hearing aid.

I was a dog on a short chain / and now there's no chain.

Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.

That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.

Treat everyone how you want to be treated.