“Everyone tiptoed backward and forward past the door and looked at her sadness like it was an exhibition. A jewel in its case.”
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
“They inched through dense, heart-stopping darkness. In the distance was what looked like a bright white door cut out of a black wall. Sunni tiptoed towards it, puzzled by its brilliance.”
“People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.”
“I'd rather look forward and dream, than look backward and regret. ”
“Bitterness is one of the deadliest emotions we ever feel. You can't look forward when you're bitter, only backward - thinking about what you've lost, stuck in the past, despairing because it's gone. In the end, it devours all hope.”