“...so i will greet youin a wayall loved thingsare meant to be greetedwith a tear in my heartand a poem in my eye.”

“i have laughedmore than daffodilsand cried more than June.”

“An animal in pain is the saddest thing on Earth.”

“your handtouching mine.this is howgalaxiescollide.”

“To fall in love with someone's thoughts - the most intimate, splendid romance.”

“The splendid thingabout falling apartsilently...is thatyou can start overas many timesas you like.”

“It is better to be gentle than rude.”

“We ought to love and be gentle with one another.”

“i can't hold onto love.i'm not gentle enough.i always end upcrushing the thingin between my fingertips.”

“MORNINGTIDEThe wonderful works of morningtidebring the sight of luminous whiteness,a breathing whimsyamong wind-tossed sprigs of green.”

“Tender," she said again. "Tender is kind and gentle. It's also sore, like the skin around an injury.”

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.”

“When it comes to lovedo not eversettle for anythingless than magical.”

“Wordsare powerfulforces of nature.they are destruction.they are nourishment. they are flesh. they are water.they are flowers and bone.they burn. they cleansethey erase. they etch. they can eitherle...”

“When you have power and use it for destructive purpose: you don't deserve it.”