“Everything is important. To the smallest insect, even the mouldering tree, the deepest stone in the drift.”

“First smile!! An unseasonal little shower of rain fell here, and a lot of butterflies drowned, so we put them in the sun and they came back to life, and flew up and then Agaat SMILED!”

“...a butterfly is like the soul of a person, it dries out in captivity.”

“Nature is subtle and complex.”

“..we all have to do things in this life that we don't like..”

“In a state of pseudo-death you restore your substance.”

“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way with...”

“When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.”

“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”