“Look in the face of your beloved,For in that mirror, you will see yourself.”

“Our response to cruelty, suffering, and sorrow is to remind the world of the face of beauty, which can best restore a man's tranquility, cleanse his hear of evil, and lead him to the path of truth”

“May this be your final sorrow.”

“May your luck soon be brighter! With such fine work, I know it will.”

“They lived in such a deep state of feeling for each other, whether love or hate, that it surrounded them like the weather.”

“My mother had comforted me with tales ever since I was small. Sometimes they helped me peel a problem like an onion, or gave me ideas about what to do; other times, they calmed me so much that I would fall into a soothing sleep. My father used to say that her tales were better than the best medicine. Sighing, I burrowed into my mother's body like a child, knowing that the sound of her voice would be a balm on my heart.”

“First there wasn't, then there was. Before God no one was.”