“How like art is what's left over after life.”

“Love itself is what is left over when being "in love" has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.”

“I learned that life can change in an instant. It can flip over like a box of Styrofoam peanuts, and you're left scrambling to gather enough insulation to survive, before it all blows away. After that, you sink down into what's left, like a fragile glass vase with a crack in it, trying to avoid further damage.One bold year is worth a dozen timid ones....”

“After the sparkle fades you have to deal with what's left - whether you like what you see or not”

“What is there possibly left for us to be afraid of, after we have dealt face to face with death and not embraced it? Once I accept the existence of dying as a life process, who can ever have power over me again?”

“Death is never swift... No matter how those left behind would like to comfort themselves with the thought. -Before Ever After”