Dark, cool, musty, smoky, where light fell funny and everyone looked like someone you knew or wanted to know. Or, more likely, wanted to forget.

But then he put aside the awkward encounter, which his mind allowed him to do quite easily. He could compartmentalize at an astonishing level. It came from not giving a shit.

It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of colored light.

In his mind progress was always to be measured in inches, especially when you didn’t have yards or even feet of success to show off.

I was taught how to walk but I did not master the cheating steps of others.

We can't make up for lost time, but we can make room to share space.

We are not strangers. It’s a lack of trust that keeps us separated.

What's inside is none of your business. Your business is getting it for him and getting it to him.

I'M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.

The spiritual warrior hides from nothing. We jump into the fire, we dive into the ocean. We become the sea.

Be not held back by fear's insane insistence that sureness lies in doubt. I am not doubtful, but certain. The miracle is always there. I will see them in the light.

Many parts of my life are perfectly ordinary, if that's what you mean. One could even call it boring, but that's what I like about it.

To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older.

When the sun is setting, leave whatever you are doing and watch it.