As always, I was inspired by the gumption and spirit of Atticus. He doesn’t harbor my fears or concerns. Life is simpler for him. He just goes out and does things he knows he can do.

I have come to judge a good story as one that makes me feel as if I’m losing a friend when I read the final page, close the book, and put it down for the last time.

The thing I’ve never understood about dancing till now is that it only looks stupid when you’re on the outside, watching other people do it. When you’re part of the crowd, moving along with everyone else, I can’t imagine anything else being quite as much fun.

There are some days that are perfect, not so much for what is accomplished as for what is felt and will always be remembered.

Most of us don’t know what we want out of life, but we’re all sure we don’t have it.

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. – JOSEPH CAMPBELL.

It began as many a beginning does, with an end.

J. M. Barrie, who wrote Peter Pan, said, “We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.

In my daily prayers, I name about ten people I’d like to send blessings to: five whom I love and another five whom I might not even like.

Magic is where you find it; the only thing that matters is that you take the time to look for it. It can be the wonder in a little dog’s face or the memory of an old man.