“No/I did not stay awake/for the meteor shower/but I did/leave my window open”

“what is it she knows/and I have forgotten/that waiting in line/is an opportunity to dance”

“the grand canyon/this is where Eve bit the apple/now you know why”

“If only they would all just leave me alone with my books and my letters, I would be content to let life, and the world pass me by”

“I shouldn't have stayed as long as I did, but I wanted to hold her while she slept. I wanted her to know I wasn't going anywhere. That she was safe with me. In my arms.”

“I believe that open-heart surgery is a mustfor all human beings”

“I would rather die than stay there." "Well, you might die.”