“Too bad children don't know how profound their thoughts are.”

“Children teach us how to chase without overrunning.”

“If you teach your children how to bully, or do nothing to stop them, teach them also how to die for their cause.”

“The thing about oppression is this: when you hold someone down, you, too, have to be there to make sure they don't move.”

“i have friends who know everything there is to know about life except how to enjoy it”

“Too many people who know more about the lives of others than they do their own.”

“After every shirt she looks at me and smiles, letting go of air she no longer needs. She laughs after the sweater, knowing I’m gonna tell her it’s too hot for it, knowing she’ll say it’s for the plane and ask “what if the room gets cold?”