“And because Eddie knew that was only the truth, he said nothing.”

“But it is. Its something you need, and thats a long way from nothing. If you need it, Eddie, we need it. What we dont need is a man who cant let go of the useless baggage of his memories.”

“You haven't finished the key, but not because you are afraid to finish. You're afraid of finding you can't finish. You're afraid to go down to where the stones stand, but not because you're afraid ...”

“He felt like a compass needle. The needle knows nothing about magnetic north; it only knows it must point in a certain direction, like it or not.”

“This was it, he knew it, was sure of it, this was the door which would take him back”

“To do otherwise with a 'prentice was to ask for a second, less playful bite. And who would be to blame for that? Who but the teacher? For was he not training her to bite? Training both of them to b...”

“Sometimes resilience arrives in the moment you discover your own unshakeable goodness.”

“When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.”

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”