#obvious

"How very wet this water is."

"Bean finds the best apple in our tree and hands it up to me. "You know what this tastes like when you first bite into it?"she asks. "No, what?""Blue sky.""You're zoomed.""You ever eat blue sky?""No,"I admit. "Try it sometime,"she says. "It's apple-flavored."

"I figured something out. The future is unpredictable."

"In art, the obvious is a sin."

"Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed."

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."

"An open Facebook page is simply a psychiatric dry erase board that screams, “Look at me. I am insecure. I need your reaction to what I am doing, but you’re not cool enough to be my friend. Therefore, I will just pray you see this because the approval of God is not all I need."

"The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie."

"Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past."

"I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady."Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those who state the obvious frequently and with conviction."