“Be brave enough to never yearnFor that you cannot hold closeIn your heart forever.Tread lightly, cherish compassionAnd live in the moment without fear.”

“A stream of primal voicesWhispering in the breeze of your heartTo urge you on.”

“To have been where you have beenAnd to still have joy,Dazzling in your heart,Now theres a thing to make the whole world smile.”

“The sacred bequestOf times long spent with your heartThat saturate and illuminate you nowSo piercingly”

“Be content to love, to dazzle in the light,If only for momentsAnd then be gone,With gladness in your heart,Before the creeping shadowsClaim too much your sadness at leaving.”

“Open the doors of your heart and they will comeAnd for every cruel arrow,Sweet caresses of delirium alsoTo nourish your soul.”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

“Peace be upon you, for you have persevered! How excellent, then, this fulfilment in the hereafter!”

“she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise”

“Maybe it takes tragedy to create paradise.”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”