Have You Seen Luis Velez?

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Living long is a gift denied to many, and so it comes with a responsibility to make the most of it. At very least to appreciate it. People gripe about growing older—their aches and pains, how much harder everything is—as if they had forgotten that the alternative is dying young.”

the right to swing our fist ends where the other guy’s nose begins.

She seems to think there’s just one objective reality, and good people will all see it if they’re willing

you have to let people go through whatever it is they have to go through. Just be there for your friends. That’s all we can really do for each other sometimes.”

man is someone who is not afraid to be kind. That takes courage.

when you decide to be alone or have a family, you’re pretty much choosing between feeling lonely or feeling aggravated.”