One day I would have all the books in the world, shelves and shelves of them. I would live my life in a tower of books. I would read all day long and….

I had never seen a real live dead person..

We had been so close to missing each other, he and I. He had turned out to be the greatest gift of all..

I didn't want anyone getting close to me. I pushed people away. Built a wall around my heart to keep them out. I let one person take down the bricks,….

By 1899, we had learned to tame the darkness but not the Texas heat..

The strongest people in the world are the ones who think they're weak..

I don't have that many days left," he said as we sat together in the library. "Why would I want to spend them on matters of drainage and overdue acco….

See, that's the thing about second chances. It's two people that are there for each other and support each other and care about each other no matter ….

When two people love each other, they do not comply and does not dominate, only complement each other..

It is better to travel with hope in one's heart than to arrive in safety. . . . We should celebrate today's failure because it is a clear sign that o….

It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look..

But my mother's life was a never-ending round of maintenance. Not one single thing did she ever achieve but that it had to be done all over again, on….

Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really..

They all knew this, but this didn't stop them from good-naturedly crowding around the front door every time it opened, every single time, despite the….

It was too bad, but sometimes a little knowledge could ruin your whole day, or at least take off some of the shine..

It means that we should celebrate today's failure because it is a clear sign that our voyage of discovery is not yet over..