Scott D'Agostino

“Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value.

You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift.”
― Katie O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Festival

“Grief is a strange passenger; it rides on one’s shoulder quiet as a guardian angel one moment, then sinks razor talons into one’s collarbones the next.”
― Lyndsay Faye, Jane Steele

“if we don’t do it, nothing will change. We will continue living our normal, repetitive, ordinary lives forever.”
― Mark Mulle, The Fearless Snow Golem's Diaries (Book 1): The Edge (An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Ages 9 - 12

“Oh God. I wiped my eyes with my fingers and looked up at him. He had kind eyes—bleary, but kind. “Hey there, little lady.” He smiled at me nicely. His voice matched his kind eyes. “Yes, sir?” Please, God, don’t let me blubber. “Well, my goodness.” He reeled back, bumping up against the wall, and then pulled himself forward again. “Aren’t you the little lady I just saw this very minute? Downstairs—just now, on the stage?” He had a sweet smile. I was starting to feel a little bit better. I smiled back. “Yes, sir, I am.” There was a pause. “Boy, you stink.” And with that he disappeared into the men’s room.”
― Carol Burnett, This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection