“I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.”

“Words spoken in pain could be far crueler than the speaker really intended.-Bound”

“A young man who had watched her eating with her fingers offered a set of chopsticks- those sticks for eating that had become so popular. He looked at her suggestively. Instead of blushing, she accepted the chopsticks boldly and continued to walk on, using them to eat noodle and vegetable dishes.”

“And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.”

“And the world kept moving, not toward any goal, just going, because that's what life does. And its bound to be better with a companion who knows how to be tender, a companion you may grow to cherish.”

“The world would be a better place if everyone traveled.~Miss Clarrie”

“Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.”