“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”

“Small change, small wonders—these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.”

“To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another—that is surely the basic instinct...crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is!”

“Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still...”