“our destinies are intertwinedlike the stems of ivy on an oak tree.”

“Thank-you, son,’ said his father. ‘I want you to know we’re bothproud of you. Take care, and keep in touch if you can.’‘Or even better, visit!’ said his mother, ‘our home isn’t completewithout you!”

“It's only human nature for dogs to chase motrobikes”

“Even monkeys fall from trees.”

“A single tree doesn't make a forest.”

“Attention Morte. I have a question. Do you have a destiny? Apurpose?""Is Annah still wearing clothes?""Affirmatory.""Then the answer is yes.”

“He wouldn't give up, but if i am strict and force myself now to decide upon the precise moment in this whole story when my heart irreparably broke, it was the moment when I saw the weariness and the doubt creep into my son's small muscles as his fingers slipped, for the tenth time, from the pale oak lid.”