“Thus I discovered that if one is the least bit welcoming in one's treatment of it, a word never comes alone. It brings along with it all those that belong to its clan...102”
“It's one of those unforgettable moments that happen as a child, when you discover that all along the world has been betraying you.”
“Alone. It's one of those small words that means entirely too much. Like fear. Or trust.”
“Wasn't that the way life always worked? To learn a hard truth too late- was that better than never learnig it at all? Possible not. At least, if one never discovered what one wanted, one could never miss not having it.”
“...I threw out all those Latin words - the ones that end in 'ion' - the ones that never quite describe you...”
“Always" and "never" are not words that have much meaning in literary study. For one thing, as soon as something seems to always be true, some wise guy will come along and write something to prove that it's not.”