“In our world too, a Stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.”
“Once in our world, a Stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.”
“We're all getting too smart. Our brains are just getting bigger and bigger, and the world dries up and dies when there's too much thought and not enough heart.”
“The world was large, so large. Bigger than it had been before. Family, too, a bigger word. That felt like a good thing. An essential thing. There was power in numbers.”
“We tear ourselves inside out for something the world may love, then base our worth on that.”
“Once your baby arrives, the world is no more the same than you are. Because from our very bodies we add to the collective human destiny. Our deepest urge is always toward life, to wholeness and well being.”