“Long ago an uncalled rain fell and a called-upon God stayed equally distant.”
“They read the long afternoon through, while the cold November rain fell from the sky upon the quiet house.”
“The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore.”
“God is a cloud from which rain fell.”
“Once upon a time and long ago, in fact so long ago that I couldn't have been there, and I wasn't there, but I'll tell you anyways: once upon a time and long ago...”
“Long ago she had thought bravery equaled wandering, the power was in the journey. Now she knew that, for her, it took no courage to leave; strength came from returning. Strength lay in staying.”