“It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ”
“It's odd how different a house feels when one is alone in it. It makes it easier to think rather private thoughts...”
“It's astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself into, if one works at it. And astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself out of, if one assumes that everything will, somehow or other, work out for the best.”
“It is astonishing with how little reading a doctor can practice medicine, but is not astonishing how badly he may do it.”
“It's alarming how quickly people adjust to adventures when they are in one. You really have to work at being astonished by life.”
“It doesn't matter how many people love you when the one you love the most is numb to your feelings”