You ever think about this? Every year you live, you pass the anniversary of your death. Now you don't know what day it is, of course.

...tell them that we have some good in us, too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. That’s why we’ve got to make sure we pass it on.

Home is the place that'll catch you when you fall. And we all fall.

And the needles of the pine trees, freshly washed to a deep, rich green, shimmered with droplets that blinked like clear crystals.

Come on, Forney.' Novalee, it's a parasite.' But it's a tradition.' It's a parasite! And you expect people yo stand under it and kiss?' Yes! it's what people do with mistletoe.

She always set three alarms for fear that the first employees to arrive would discover her sleeping - a Goldilocks without her bears

Our lives can change with every breath we take.

Home gives you something no other place can... your history. Home is where your history begins.

Never act like you want it, darlin'. Act like you wouldn't own it if they paid you. Tell them it's dirty, broken...a useless thing. Then make an offer.

Novalee watched his lips shape the words...the sounds, like whispered secrets, hanging in the air.

Only Certain offered no enticements, for she knew nothing could ease the pain. Not books or photography or food. Not even love.

Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.

All things are true. God's an Astronaut. Oz is Over the Rainbow, and Midian is where the monsters live." - Peloquin

Ah, Hannah, you have never longed to live as I long to live if you do not know that another day is the most precious thing.

All my life I wanted to be a bank robber. Carry a gun and wear a mask. Now that it's happened I guess I'm just about the best bank robber they ever had. And I sure am happy.

Every work of art changes its predecessors.

I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny.

Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both.

The good part of Christmas is not always Christian -- it is generally Pagan; that is to say, human, natural.

Whiteness is not the default in my fiction.

I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.