“Suddenly, details seemed extremely important. Details were something to grab on to, a way to insert myself into the story.”

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

“You can find something truly important in a minute...”

“This is the story of a man named Eddie and it starts at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It may seem strange to start a story with and ending, but all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.”

“It might seem strange to start a story with an ending. But all endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.”

“The things you spend so much time on--all this work you do--might not seem as important. You might have to make room for some more spiritual things.”

“Knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing.”