“their eyes are full of kindness as each feels the full effect of novelty after a short separation. They are drawing a relaxation from each other's presence, a new serenity.”

“How come families are full of people that have no clue how they make each other feel?”

“The house was full of murmuring voices. I could practically feel each room getting choked with the hot breath of other people.”

“Our separation from each other is an optical illusion.”

“Early love is exciting and exhilarating. It's light and bubbly. Anyone can love like that. But after three children, after a separation and a near-divorce, after you've hurt each other and forgiven each other, bored each other and surprised each other, after you've seen the worst and the best-- well, that sort of love is ineffable. It deserves its own word.”

“Why not become the oneWho lives with a full moon in each eyeThat is always saying,With that sweet moon LanguageWhat every other eye in this worldIs dying to Hear?”