For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Becuase all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen..

All reality is a blender where hopes and dreams are mixed with fear and despair..

I'm putting my place in the universe into perspective. I'm stardust. I'm golden brown. I'm just one small bit in a vast expanse..

Endings are always the beginnings of something else.

And just being there is ninety-nine percent of what matters when your world falls apart.

The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence.

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

Dysphagia is the medical term for not being able to swallow, and I know that there are two kinds of dysphagia: oropharyngeal and esophageal. But mayb….

When you care about other people, it takes the spotlight off your own drama..

If you're lost, you might need to swim against the tide..

I don't want to know how you did it. I want to believe you are magic..

A second can feel like forever if what follows is heartbreak..

It has been my experience that rewarding and heartbreaking often go hand in hand..

From my observation, the older you get, the more you like the word cozy. That's why most of the elderly wear pants with elastic waistbands. If they w….

What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens..

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, whi….

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 eve….

I'll be ready. I'm not sure for what exactly. But maybe that's what being ready really means..