“I want to dissolve in this river, O Shirin, I want my body to go in the leaves of these trees., And I want to be sent in the Day of Resurrection like the silk tree that stands there, carrying its fragrant flowers, indifferent to anything”

“If I was a flower growing wild and freeAll I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.And if I was a tree growing tall and greeenAll I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves”

“I don't want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.”

“...the meaning of my thoughts started to float away from me, like leaves that fall from a tree into a river, I was the tree, the world was the river.”

“Ward dissolved in the river as she wished. Every tree that grow in this area, is the offshoot of her soul and is still carrying her soul's fresh perfume throughout the winter.Ward dissolved into the river and my heart dissolved with her.”

“It's okay if you want to go. Everyone wants you to stay. I want you to stay more than I've ever wanted anything in my life. But that's what I want and I could see why it might not be what you want. So I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It's okay if you have to leave us. It's okay if you want to stop fighting.”