“perhaps it will I said perhaps it will be wonderful perhaps even though it won't be like you think perhaps that won't matter perhaps”
“Perhaps, he thought, if I only think of this second, this moment, the train won't come at all. Think of the water, think of now.”
“And why not?” “You know why! This is a bad idea.” “Perhaps I like a challenge.” “Perhaps you’re a glutton for punishment!” “Perhaps I am in love.”
“I think you mustn't wonder that. At least not yet. Perhaps never.”
“Perhaps you can feel if you can't hear. Perhaps kind thoughts reach people somehow, even through windows and doors and walls. Perhaps you feel a little warm and comforted.”
“Perhaps this is what I learned in the canyons: What I am, what I'm not, what I'll give, and what I won't.”