Every moment is the paradox of now or never.

Actually, years mean nothing. It's what's inside them.

But those who seek only reassurance from life will never be more than tourists—seeing everything and trying to possess what can only be felt.
Beauty is the shadow of imperfection.

The present grows within the boundaries of the past.

The very best and the very worst of life will come from [their] ability to love strangers.

As a single parent, I had become tyrannical in order to survive, and anything I couldn't control caused me enormous anxiety. As a naturally untidy, disorganised man who never made lists or kept receipts, morphing into someone who could take care of a toddler on his own may have caused me to overcompensate a little.