“She has known some happiness there, a privileged moment of revelation, a glimpse into an unexplored part of herself, into something beyond herself. But she is also suspicious of such moment; they do not last, and one never knows where and when they might recur, like islands of an uncharted archipelago. p 108”

“...he is caught by the urgency of departure, as if this island were not good enough.p 133”

“...she thought that something unexpressed in herself came forth and became a part of an unexpressed something in them.”

“It had been hard t live int he wilderness without a goal, without a future. Now, at last, we had one.p 166”

“There is a moment when the body is about to cease its natural functions, when it is important to accept that death is happening and to begin to let go, emotionally, physically and spiritually. I have learned the signs when something is preventing this from happening. Perhaps the family or friends cannot accept that the loved one is dying. Perhaps there are some things the dying person has not reconciled - inside herself or with other people. Often there is fear of the physical act of dying.”

“To have wings and yet to want to ride...”

“...joy is a thing to be shared, quickly, without hesitation.”