The villagers marked the time in two ways: before the swamp and after. What came before was good. And all that came after was not.

You’ll see, ” Mother assured her. “The fish will be just as friendly and the waves just as fresh in the new world the door makers find for us.

Benny pushed a slow breath through his teeth. “Is it so terrible to believe in something?

The smile on his face said, pure and simple, those honey cakes came with a price. And his price was answers.

It felt like betrayal, finding joy even in little things when Willow was in danger.

It is easy to find peace if you are kind, loving, and forgiving.

We're in high school. If it didn't come from the school cafeteria, we like it.

That's my parenting style - 'Go watch the TV.' I'm one of 11 children, and my mother's parenting style was, 'There's the TV. Go watch it. Mommy's got 10 other people to take care of.'

to ask for anything of consequence from friends who cannot refuse is uncivilized.

When I read 'Be real, don't get caught acting,' I thought, 'How the hell do you do that?'.

The present moment is the still point around which the universe arises and subsides, only to be reborn again, fresh as a new born child.

Not going to God because your faith is weak is like not going to the doctor because you feel sick.

I came out of repertory theater, where I worked 50 weeks a year, and I loved working with a team.

A mans fame and hayre grow most after death, and are both equally uselesse.

Could it be that the planets are castaway heads.