“And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually.”

“Even castles made of sand,fall into the sea,eventually.”

“Sand castles just aren't made to last.”

“The emotions attached to them were like sand castles in the tide, slowly washing out to sea.”

“We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.”

“Children make prayers so thoughtlessly, building them up like sand castles—and they are always surprised when suddenly the castle becomes real, and the iron gate grinds shut.”