She really was the funniest person. I can’t remember any of her jokes now, but
the substance of her jokes doesn’t matter. What I remember is she was the
beating heart of our family.
Books are the lowest-maintenance form of entertainment on the planet. Yet we
chase after television, which is so high-maintenance we can’t remember what
channel the show was on.
I think he had so much love inside him that it powered him like a little
furnace, keeping him going through some very serious illnesses that developed as
he got older.
Back then, I thought everything was wrong about that decision. I actually
regretted it in the moment. I remember sitting in the darkness of the musical,
criticizing myself.