“Two of them have asked in the most circumspect and quiet ways possible if there was a chance that you prefer women.I let out a sound that wasnt quite a laugh. Of course, because the only way I coul...”

“When my father is stern, no one chastises him. I dont think its fair that when I act similarly, Im seen as cruel. Im making a huge decision, and Im trying to be wise about it.”

“You can be brave and still be feminine. You can lead and still love flowers.”

“When we met, you couldn't stop staring at my breasts."His face went pale, as if he seriously thought he was so subtle no one would notice. "Make sure you get an equally satisfactory look a my backs...”

“How can the truth make anything worse?”

“When you know who matters most to you, giving things up, even yourself, doesnt really feel like a sacrifice.”

“I'm happy, Ahren. I'm a princess. I have everything.""I think you're mistaking comfort for joy.”

“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting, it was what men did in the evenings when the work was ...”

“Her arms groped forward to guide her when her tears blocked her vision in darkness. Then she couldn't run any more. She sank to her knees and began to cry in her terror. She wanted Gary.She suddenl...”

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebr...”

“Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap the gift given: joy.”

“People dont realize, he said, how important it is to wake up every morning with a song in your heart. J. Krishnamurti. The song stands for a sense of joy in existence, a joy that is free of any goo...”

“It is beyond a doubt that everyone should have time for some special delight, if only five minutes each day to seek out a lovely flower or cloud or star, or learn a verse to brighten anothers dull ...”