... we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.

Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.

Inelegantly, and without my consent, time passed.

This person realizes that staying home means blowing off everyone this person has ever known. But the desire to stay in is very strong. This person wants to run a bath and then read in bed.

Sometimes I lie in bed trying to decide which of my friends I truly care about, and I always come to the same conclusion: none of them.

I wondered how many other things had flown past me into death. Perhaps many. Perhaps I was flying past them, like the grim reaper, signaling the end. This would explain so much.

So this was what it was like not to be me.

If I could quietly kill her without anyone knowing, I would.

The boy was growing bored and this was a form of growing up.

Better watch her. She burns other people's books.

Lovers have no primary needs

Eliminate distractions and focus on priorities.

I guess it's funny how life turns out?" she tried. "Not last I checked, " Errol said with a snort.

Scientific discoveries and innovation come from combining different existing technologies and different perspectives in a unique way.

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.

I'm not an artist. I tell inappropriate stories and jokes and I try to make people laugh.

Hamlet is a little daunting.

I have allowed the president to pick his political appointees…But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution.

In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.