“A book was mere paper splattered with ink until a readers mind gave it life.”

“Friend. Before Mark, Id known its definition. Now I knew its meaning.”

“I loved her in ways I understood, full of physical aches and the need to be near her whenever I could. But I also loved her in ways that were unfamiliar, with an intensity that made me willing to a...”

“I knew a sudden shyness. There was a look on his face, a stillness to his body that had never been there before. Though I couldnt give the emotion a name, I felt it, too. We had something special. ...”

“A book was mere paper splattered with ink until a reader’s mind gave it life.”

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”

“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love...”

“He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle and took him In !From the poem " Outwitted”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”