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If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

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Brian Andreas
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 17
Artist
Painter
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Iowa City
Iowa
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The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.
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She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short.
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Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.
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I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.
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The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it
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There are some days when no matter what I say it feels like I'm far away in another country & whoever is doing the translating has had far too much to drink.
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If you're talking to a child, you're going, 'This is the wonder of science and here's why I'm so fascinated by it.'
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Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.
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I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.
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You're not going to see people like this again for a long time, he said and I said I always saw people like this & he looked at me for a moment and said, You're not from around here, are you?
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The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity and I would not own one except I miss appointments without it.
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I've always like 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.
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Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real hero.
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If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.
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There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.
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My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don't want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It's not healthy.
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I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.
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Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.
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Falling into Place: deciding everything is falling into place perfectly as long as you don't get too picky about what you mean by place. Or perfectly.
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When you start to crack open, don't waste a moment gathering your old self up into something like you knew before. Let your new self splash like sunlight into every dark place and laugh and cry and make sounds you never made & thank all that is holy for the gift.
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