“People may come and go,lives may change in a instant,but love and friendship will last forever.”

“A fish and a bird may indeed fall in love, but where shall they live?”

“You may hold my tears and live as you did before, trusting your soul to no one. Or you may release my tears and accept what comes.”

“Love lasts for forever and a day.”

“Don’t be afraid,” she said, coldly, “ as far as love may go she may be worthy of you. It must have taken a good deal to overcome her pride. Don’t be afraid, John.”

“At that moment of realization (that union with God is always present), that's when God let me go, let me slide through His fingers with this last compassionate, unspoken message:You may return here once you have fully come to understand that you are always here.”

“Second, and far more important: tuck your chin. You're going to get hurt, so expect it and be ready. You may as well see it coming.”