“There would be times in the years to come when he ( Murphy ) would accompany me back and forth between the two worlds I'd come to know. Other times, Yipes would venture out over the water, and even...”

“There's something comforting about the companionship of animals in a new place.”

“But what was I but a scared child lost in a strange world? How could I replace all that been lost? Where was my place in the world?”

“In my view, there are many different kinds of hugs. There are the ones you give to huggers, people who hug all the time. These, to me, are by far the least special of all hugs. I see the outstretch...”

“But sometimes you have to wait for an answer to come to you. Especially when the questions are difficult ones.”

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

“Healing starts the moment you accept the truth about what has happened. But healing doesnt come quickly. When you know that death or pain has come, you face a moment when you stare that pain in the...”

“The world will go on with or without humanity.”