“A criticism is just a really bad way of making a request...so just make the request.”

“Do something you really love in the most adventurous place you can and make sure it helps other people. --Diane Sawyer quoted from her father”

“You have to start by changing the story you tell yourselfabout getting older... The minute you say to yourself, 'Timeis everything, and I'm going to make sure that time is usedthe way I dream it should be used,' then you've got a wholedifferent story.”

“Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.”

“Did she really remember that day so clearly or was she making it up as she went along?”

“I don't believe everything happens for a reason. But I still search for reasons anyway. It's like I don't want to admit that maybe everything really is totally random...that people are just molecules in the air, bumping into each other and floating away again."-p150, NOTES TO SELF”

“Love is a spiritual practice that matures us as we try and try again to leave behind our isolation, expose our vulnerabilities, and make commitments to care truly for one another.”