“Better to lose oneself in action than to wither in despair.”

“...better to makes changes for oneself that try to mend holes torn by the decisions of others.”

“To be faced with danger and find oneself fearless was thrilling.”

“The girl in the mirror caught my eye briefly...It is an uncanny feeling, that rare occasion when one catches a glimpse of oneself in repose. An unguarded moment, stripped of artifice, when one forgets to fool even oneself.”

“But there is a difference between enjoying someone's company, thinking them attractive, and finding oneself helplessly in love.”

“The world was an awfully large place and it wasn't easy to find a person who'd gone missing sixty years earlier, even if that person was oneself.”

“It is queer, but my love and longing for the world are always deepened by my absence from it; it's wondrous, don't you think, that a person can swing from despair to gleeful hunger, and that even during these dark days there is happiness to be found in the smallest things?”