“As I turned over the last page, a wave of sorrow enveloped me. Where had they all gone, these people who had seemed so real? To distract myself, I walked out into the night; instinctively, I lit a cigarette. In the dark, the cigarette glowed, like a fire lit by a survivor. But who would see this light, this small dot among infinite stars? I stood awhile in the dark, the cigarette glowing and growing small, each breath patiently destroying me. How small it was, how brief. Brief, brief, but inside me now, which the stars could never be.”

“As I turned over the last page, a wave of sorrow enveloped me. Where had they all gone, these people who had seemed so real? To distract myself, I walked out into the night; instinctively, I lit a cigarette. In the dark, the cigarette glowed, like a fire lit by a survivor. But who would see this light, this small dot among infinite stars? I stood awhile in the dark, the cigarette glowing and growing small, each breath patiently destroying me. How small it was, how brief. Brief, brief, but inside me now, which the stars could never be.”

“‎"But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all.... You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing." Happy birthday to Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)!”

“I grew up with absolutely no religion at all, and it was probably one of the best things that happened to me. I didn't have to unlearn anything.”

“Each day is a new opportunity. I chose to make this day a great one.”

“With heaven in our hearts,life is romancing uswith glimpses ofthe universe dancing.”

“What use is Order without Chaos to challenge its rule? And by the same standard, what lies ahead for us if nothing opposes our ways?”

“Myrna could spend happy hours browsing bookcases. She felt if she could just get a good look at a person’s bookcase and their grocery cart, she’d pretty much know who they were.”

“Humor and joy contribute to my total well-being.”

“The Initial Mystery that attends any journey is: how did the traveler reach his starting point in the first place?”

“Deep at the center of my being there is an infinite well of love.”

“Growing up, I was never the kind of girl to dream about wedding dresses and pretty houses.”