“I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it.”

“You've lived through a lot of wars, I said. "Yes."Do they ever make more sense?"No.”

“but then she did. she died. no more visits, no more phone calls. And without even realizing it, I began to drift, as if my roots had been pulled, as if I were floating down some side branch of a river.”

“Having more does not keep you from wanting more. And if you always want more - to be richer, more beautiful, more well known - you are missing the bigger picture, and I can tell you from experience, happiness will never come”

“How could he find perfection in such an average day? Then I realized this was the whole point.”

“Did you feel guilty cursing God--you, of all people?'No,' he said. 'Because even in doing so, I was recognizing there was a greater power than me.'He paused. And that is how I began to heal.”

“All that happens when your dreams come true is a slow, melting realization that it wasn't what you thought.”