“Time had been something we feared, but with the babies the things that held time together - the years, the months, the weeks, the days - melted and flowed toward the future.”

“Love is the reason why my mother and father stick together in a hard life when they might each have an easier one apart”

“Once we are, we will always be.”

“Emotions are captive to reality”

“Patience is the road to wisdom.”

“I wanted to bubble over the top and douse the confusing fire that burned in my belly. Or else I wanted to turn the stove off. I wanted to sit cool on the burners of life, lid on, and steady.”

“Though cast away am I from the heart of my city, black tears dribble from mine eyes at the sight of the fearful trail blazing towards her gates!”