Amy > Amy's Quotes

“Is willing to accept that she creates her own reality except for some of the parts where she can't help but wonder what the hell she was thinking”
― Brian Andreas

“I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts but they need constant attention & one day I decided I had better things to do. ”
― 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

“Your job is to focus on my personal happiness, she said, & I've got big plans, so break time is over. ”
― Brian Andreas

“This is a giant block of whatever is most difficult for you to carry & trust me on this, you'll carry it more times than you can count until you decide that's exactly what you want to do most & then it won't weigh a thing anymore”
― Brian Andreas

“A few said they'd be horses. Most said they'd be some sort of cat. My friend said she'd like to come back as a porcupine. I don't like crowds, she said. ”
― Brian Andreas

“If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right. ”
― Brian Andreas

“There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.”
― Brian Andreas

“I'm not sure if there's one right place I'm supposed to be, he said, but I know a couple of wrong places I'd give a second try in a heartbeat. ”
― 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

“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 have a renewed commitment to elegance, she said, in case you think I'm just spending money for the fun of it. ”
― Brian Andreas

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

“I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.”
― Brian Andreas

“Trapped mainly by wanting things to be exactly as they are, only better ”
― Brian Andreas

“What I'm mostly good at is sleeping, he once told me in confidence, but he added, I don't see much future in it.”
― Brian Andreas

“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by my self.”
― Brian Andreas

“Living Memory
I carry you with me into the world,
into the smell of rain
& the words that dance between people
& for me, it will always be this way,
walking in the light,
remembering being alive together”
― Brian Andreas

“Real Reason:
There are things you do because they feel right & they may make no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other & to eat each other's cooking & say it was good.”
― Brian Andreas

“Permanence:
Just because they die, she said, doesn't mean they go away.”
― Brian Andreas

“Season of Joy:
She asked me when the season of joy was supposed to end & I said I didn't really think there was an exact date, so we left the tree up till June that year.”
― brian andreas

“Smaller World:
I know he's not really gone, she said, but the world still feels smaller to me today.”
― Brian Andreas

“Hoping to Fall Out:
Leaning out as far as she can, hoping she'll fall soon, so she can stop worrying about whether it will happen or not.”
― Brian Andreas

“Brian Andreas Promise #1:
Promises to Myself #1: I will tell the truth unless I get confused & I think I could get in real trouble if someone found out, in which case, I will lie as convincingly as possible for as long as I feel the need.”
― Brian Andreas

“These are the multiple shadows because there were a lot of things she walked away from without a word of explanation when she was younger & she still thinks about them more than she needs to.”
― Brian Andreas, Trusting Soul: Collected Stories & Drawings

“I've always liked the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be so it's easier to remember who I am.”
― Brian Andreas, Trusting Soul: Collected Stories & Drawings

“Why do they treat us like children? they said & I said why do you treat them like adults?
& their eyes opened wide & they began to laugh & talk all at once & suddenly everything looked possible again.”
― Brian Andreas, Trusting Soul: Collected Stories & Drawings

“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

“Falling into Place:
deciding everything is falling into place perfectly as long as you don't get too picky about what you mean by place. Or perfectly.”
― Brian Andreas

“Life Plan:
I asked her what she planned to do with her life & she said she was way beyond that point already. I'm just happy I remember to be there when it happens, she said.”
― Brian Andreas