“She looks at the swings, and I can see shes imagining what theyd look like if the kids werent there. The guilt of this holds her down momentarily. It appears to be there constantly. Never far away,...”

“Sometimes people are beautiful.Not in looks.Not in what they say.Just in what they are.”

“Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.”

“Why cant the world hear? I ask myself. Within a few moments I ask it many times. Because it doesnt care, I finally answer, and I know Im right. Its like Ive been chosen. But chosen for what? I ask.”

“As we walk back, it feels like the city is engulfing us. Adrenalin still pours through our veins. Sparks flow through to our fingers. We've still been running in the mornings, but the city's differ...”

“...there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.”

“If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.”

“It is said "Barking dogs seldom bite".......Unfortunately many dogs do not know this proverb!”

“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”

“I was stressed and scared and I had to hurry to be someone, become something, do something. I was running and talking and cursed myself when I wasted my time on things that wouldnt get me anywhere....”

“Never forget to be someone even when you get lost in the wildness of a crowd.”

“I touch the tip of my finger to his lips. "There are secrets in here," I say. "I want them out."He tries to bite my finger.I steal it back.”

“She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. Sometimes I really want toa frustrated soundbite you! He froze. I might let you. I wont do it if youd enjoy it.”

“You dont see someone flying and you begin to bite yourself for not being able to do that. You do what you can.”