“Don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream.”

“Reality is something you rise above.”

“Reality is something you must rise above.”

“What was the point, I told myself, of trying to explain to people who would never understand? Frankness just stirred up trouble amoung women who thought only of themselves, always looking for reasons to carp and complain. It was so rare to find anyone who truly understood, I had learned to keep my thoughts to myself. In fact, if I had never had the experience of knowing such a one, I might have said it was impossible. Most people judge everything by their own narrow standards. Page 357”

“I think, How small my life seemed then. How little I wanted for myself. How little I expected of myself and those who claimed to love me.”

“Don't take the people you love for granted. Don't ever be scared to love someone with your whole heart. Be transparent.”

“Why couldn’t I simply accept things as they were and be grateful? I wondered. How I envied people whose desires were simple and who could find joy in life as it is. Surely there was no reason why I shouldn’t take pleasure in the marvelous things I was in a position to see and hear – yet all I felt was weariness. Page 329”