“... for home is a magnet that lures back even its most abstracted children.”
“Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.”
“[T]he Enneagram is, at its most abstract, a universal mandala of the self—a symbol of each of us.”
“Seeing it makes a magnificent abstract concept real, and reality tends to taint even the most wonderful ideas [...] - Caradoc”
“The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed pages.”
“No, I stay for myself. Everything I need, everything I want, is here. I know it's not enough for most people, but it is for me. Every time I leave, even for an afternoon or an overnight trip to Seattle, I can't wait to get back. This is home. And I guess I'm a person who needs a home, a place to plant seeds and watch them grow.”