Angels of Mercy

"Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life."
 

"I've always liked the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who I am."
 

Bittersweet

"She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful & life was so short."
 

"I don't think of it as working for world peace, he said. I think of it as just trying to get along in a really big strange family."
 

Blue Squares

"We lay there and looked up at the night sky and she told me about stars called blue squares and red swirls and I told her I'd never heard of them. Of course not, she said. the really important stuff they never tell you. You have to imagine it on your own."
 

Between the Noise

"I yell way too much at my kids. but they're smart enough to read Between the noise."
 

Deep Roots

"When I die, she said, I'm coming back as a tree with deep roots & I'll wave my leaves at the children every morning on their way to school & whisper tree songs at night in their dreams.

Trees with deep roots know about the things that children need."
 

Enough Time- Feminine

"Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life."
 

Gap

"The only thing that separates me
from the animals is a lot of words.
So when I'm not talking much the gap closes really quickly."
 

Geographer

"I like geography best, he said, because your mountains and rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries."
 

Hard Choice

"I don't really like coffee, she said, but I don't really like it when my head hits my desk when I fall asleep either."
 

Heading South

Heading South

"They drove south one winter until they could stand outside with no coats on & we never saw them again."
 

Illusion of Control

"If you hold on to the handle, she said, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you."
 

Imagining World

"In my dream, the angel shrugged & said, If we fail this time, it will be a failure of imagination & then she placed the world gently in the palm of my hand."
 

Invention

"I always wanted to invent something that would move around & make funny noises & would change the world as we know it & I forgot all about that until we had kids & now I see I came pretty close."
 

Just Friends

"I saw them standing there pretending to be just friends, when all the time in the world could not pry them apart."
 

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