“A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe." Tripping, Page 231,by”

“How would I ever consider a skill that gave me goose bumps a hobby?”

“There are no true coincidences, that everything happens for a reason, even if those "reasons" aren't always easy, or even possible, to understand.”

“From my writer's workshop, "Know when it's time to put everything you've got on the page. Then, rip open a vein and do it!”

“Who you choose to walk with through life will be the most important decision that you will ever, ever make. You will have your children and you will love them because they are yours and because they will be wonderful. Just like you ... But who you marry is a choice. The man you choose should make you happy, encourage you in following your dreams, big ones and little ones.”

“To his amazement, he could already hear Henry snoring in the backseat. That guy could fall asleep on a car trip to the mailbox.”

“How, I asked, could I have gone my whole life not knowing about my mother? How could I have not known what Keith knew when he saw our house? “It’s your mom,” Helder said. “Because it’s Mom.” He sounded firm and knowing and clear. “When a child has an alcoholic father, he sees him drink all day long but he doesn’t have a label, a concept. You just know that at night, when the tires make a certain sound in the driveway and the doors slam a certain way, with a certain sound, you just know you need to hide.”