“All actual life is encounter.”
“Life is actually a series of encounters in which one event may change those that follow in a wholly unpredictable, even devastating way.”
“The real life of the party is flattened beneath the bed, taping actual sex encounters, not sitting cross-legged on the floor with a guitar, embarrassing himself and others.”
“people who believe in miracles do not make much fuss when they actually encounter one”
“And so I pray I am today as honestwith myself, with life all around me and below and above me,with all who I encounter.”
“It is the encounters with people that make life worth living.”