“Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.”

“But what matter whether I was born or not, have lived or not, am dead or merely dying. I shall go on doing as I have always done, not knowing what it is I do, nor who I am, nor where I am, nor if I am.”

“Lucky to have been where I have been”

“There have been times I have thought some dreams should never be dreamt, but I would hate a world where that was true.”

“At what age did I start to think that where I was going was more important than where I already was? When was it that I began to believe that the most important thing about what I was doing was getting it over with? Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not to take away from them.”

“I miss you.…” He stroked the indentation of the gown where her waist would have been—should have been. “I miss you so much.”