"You're the strangest person I ever met, she said & I said you too & we decided we'd know each other a long time. "
— Brian Andreas

"Anyone can slay a dragon ...but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real hero.

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— Brian Andreas

"Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life."
— Brian Andreas

"If you hold on to the handle, she said, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.
"
— Brian Andreas

"I have too much to lose, she said, if I cross that line. Like what? I said. She could not think of anything that day so she said she'd get back to me. Since then I've been thinking what I would lose if I cross my line & I haven't come up with anything either. There's always another line somewhere.

"
— Brian Andreas

"I spent a long time trying to find my center until I looked closely at it one night & found it had wheels and moved easily in the slightest breeze. So now I spend less time sitting and more time sailing. "
— Brian Andreas (Story People)

"Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life. "
— Brian Andreas

"Remember to use positive affirmations. I am not a dork is not one of them."
— Brian Andreas (Story People)

"In my dream, the angel shrugged and said, if we fail this time, it will be a failure of imagination

and then she placed the world gently in the palm of my hand."
— Brian Andreas

"I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy."
— Brian Andreas (Story People)

"The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity
and I would not own one
except I miss appointments without it."
— Brian Andreas (Story People)

"I didn't listen to her because she was my mother & wouldn't know anything until I was much older."
— Brian Andreas

"Are you a princess? I said & she said I'm much more than a princess, but you don't have a name for it yet here on earth. "
— Brian Andreas

"If you were smart, you'd probably spend more time stretching, he said & I said, If I were really smart, I'd probably spend more time just sitting in the shade drinking lemonade."
— Brian Andreas