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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“A girl expecting rescue never learns to save herself. Even with the means, she will find her courage wanting.”