“Earth is a giant stone, rolling and turning through the sky. And we’re all on it together. I do believe that.”

“Everyday the sun rolls byAcross the sky and through night's doorEvery night the stars light highAbove the Earth and shine once moreAny day her boat might flyAcross the waves and to the shore”

“There is satisfaction in knowing that something good and right and true was part of you. That you had the blessing, gift, good fortune, perfect luck, to know someone like this, to pass through fire and water and stone and sky together and emerge, all of you, strong enough to hold on, strong enough to let go. (Cassia)”

“The stars have come to the earth, and the ocean has turned over the ground; dark waves meet the sky.”

“Until now, I've never been able to see while I fly, and I feel a dizzying lightness as I look out at the land below us.Is this what I've missed?The stars have come to the earth, and the ocean has turned over the ground; dark waves meet the sky. They are unmoving, barely visible but for the light of the sun rising behind them.Mountains, I realize. That's what the ocean is. Those waves are peaks. The stars are lights in houses and on streets. The earth reflects the sky and the sky meets the earth and, every now and then, if we're lucky, we have a moment to see how small we are.”

“The earth reflects the sky and the sky meets the earth and, every now and then, if we’relucky, we have a moment to see how small we are.”

“Mountains, I realize. That's what the ocean is. Those waves are peaks. The stars are lights in houses and on streets. The earth reflects the sky and the sky meets the earth and, every now and then, if we're lucky, we have a moment to see how small we are”