“Warp threads are thicker than the weft, and made of a coarser wool as well. I think of them as like wives. Their work is not obvious - all you can see are the ridges they make under the colorful we...”

“We do not need such things to help us to see God, I countered. We have His Word, and that isenough.”

“Say something worth the words.”

“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”

“It turned out plant collecting was a solitary occupation. In the past Robert had enjoyed being alone, or so he thought. Actually he had rarely been alone for long: working in hotels, in stables, on...”

“It is not easy to let someone go, even when they have said unforgivable things to you.”