“Scent: When she wore the hat, even many years later, she could always smell her mother's perfume & it was hard to remember she was supposed to be alone.” — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time. — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful & life… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“When I die, she said, I am coming back as a tree with deep roots and I'll wave my leaves to the children every… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“She left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went. It's easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said.” — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“Brian Andreas Promise #1: Promises to Myself #1: I will tell the truth unless I get confused & I think I could get in… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“One time I was standing on a corner in Chicago & a man stopped his car & asked for directions to a place I… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“One Child: I hope it will be said we taught them to stand tall & proud, even in the face of history & the… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“Smaller World: I know he's not really gone, she said, but the world still feels smaller to me today.” — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“Quiet Prayer: As long as the sun shall rise goes the old lovers vow. But we are children of a scientific age & have… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“I don't really like coffee, she said, but I don't really like it when my head hits my desk when I fall asleep either. ” — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries. — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“She waved at all the people on the train & later, when she saw they didn't wave back, she started singing songs to herself… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
