Sandy Menke

“there are no rules about friends. Like, I’m pretty sure you can have as many as you want? Young or old, tall or short, fat or skinny—you just have to be careful to pick good ones, which are people who have the same kind of heart you do. That’s the most important thing.”
― Holly Kennedy, The Sideways Life of Denny Voss

“Border Services and the CBSA responded to a call reporting a man who had jumped a farmer’s fence into Canada with a goose. It has been reported that Mr. Voss was allegedly trying to release the goose, a pet named Tom Hanks, back into Canada, where he felt it belonged because he believed the goose was sad and depressed living in the U.S.”
― Holly Kennedy, The Sideways Life of Denny Voss

“But I also learned a lot about life. And here’s what I know. It’s hard. Also, love can be confusing because when someone loves you, they don’t always say the words out loud. Instead, they might say something like, “What are you, Denny Voss?” and I’d say, “One of the best things that ever happened to you,” then that person would say, “You got it, cowboy!” Or someone else might say, “You’re worth ten of those other kids, Denny, and don’t you ever forget it!” and another person might say, “Buck up” and “Don’t be a pussy” and “Life is hard all over” and it might not sound like any of them are saying they love you, but that’s what they’re doing—you know it all the way inside your bones. I also know it hurts when someone you love dies, but I think it’s supposed to because if it didn’t they’d be easy to forget and who wants to forget all the louds and quiets about someone you love after they’re gone? Not me.”
― Holly Kennedy, The Sideways Life of Denny Voss