“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen…

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”

“The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it.”

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.”

“The pen is in our hands. A happy ending is ours to write.”

“People ask: “Would you or would you not like to be young again?” Of course, it is really one of those foolish questions that never should be asked, because they are impossible. You cannot be — you that are — young again. You cannot unroll that snowball which is you:…