“The small seed of despair cracks open and sends experimental tendrils upward to the fragile skin of calm holding him together.”

“When a man looks at the stars, he grows calm and forgets small things. They answer his questions and show him that his earth is only one of the million worlds. Hold your soul still and look upward often, and you will understand their speech. Never forget the stars.”

“There is a lump of desolation beneath the bony dip at my throat. It is no bigger than a coin, this spot, a peculiarly small place to hold such a feeling. I try to shove it to some deeper region, but there it sticks, a fragile skin-thickness from the outside world.”

“Life is fragile and holds on by a thread. Remember all those in despair and say a prayer that they will have the hope to find the help that they need✌Bullying Ben”

“The seeds of love have taken hold and if we won't burn together, I'll burn alone.”

“And then I opened my eyes and it was just Grace and me - nothing anywhere but Grace and me - she pressing her lips together as though she were keeping my kiss inside her, and me, holding this moment that was as fragile as a bird in my hands.”