“There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.”

“It is a bad thing to have love and nowhere to put it.”

“Oh, my goodness, said Louisiana. Im just all filled up with feathers and regrets. And fears. I have a lot of fears.”

“You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.”

“Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? Or is it (as the soldier said about happiness) something that you might just as well do, since,in ...”

“And hope is like love...a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing.”

“Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long dayAnd you've got the sandman at your door. But hang on, leave the TV on and lets do it anyway.Its ok. You can always sleep through work tomorrow. Ok?Hey, ...”

“The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.”

“Dont get stressed over the little things and make sure you live life to the fullest.”