Falling into Place: Brian Andreas More Quotes by Brian Andreas More Quotes From Brian Andreas There are some days when no matter what I say it feels like I'm far away in another country & whoever is doing the translating has had far too much to drink. Brian Andreas too-muchmattercountry There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my Son though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's easy to miss that. Brian Andreas proudmissingson 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 wantrelationshipthinking 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 angeldreamhands I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do. Brian Andreas gardenflowerdark My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don't want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It's not healthy. Brian Andreas tin-cansitaliangrandma She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short. Brian Andreas sadbeautifulbeauty These are little packets of light and you need to plant them early in the year and remember to mark where they were because lots of times they look like weeds in the beginning and it's not until later that you see how beautiful they really are. Brian Andreas weedbeautifulinspirational 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 metsfunny-friendlong He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a very long time. Brian Andreas enoughrelationshiplong I was never good at hide and seek because I'd always make enough noise so my friends would be sure to find me. I don't have anyone to play those games with any more, but now and then I make enough noise just in case someone is still looking and hasn't found me yet. Brian Andreas would-begamesplay 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 funny-inspirationalfatherchildren I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries. Brian Andreas mountainsecretrivers The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it Brian Andreas treasureimportantchildren The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke. Brian Andreas flowerhairspring There came a moment in the middle of the song when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room & after that he never forgot that he was part of something much bigger Brian Andreas momentssongrooms I am only strong enough for a life of partial virtue. Brian Andreas virtuestrongenough Opening a door to the mysteries, hoping to shed a little dark on all the stuff we think we know. Brian Andreas darkdoorsthinking I don't blame you for everything, she told me. Just the stuff my friends & I can agree on. Brian Andreas blameteenagestuff There really is only one story that you need to tell as a scientist or a technologist. It's Prometheus stealing fire. That's it. That's what we do as scientists or technologists. Brian Andreas firestoriesneeds
