“Every river they came to was bridge-less, as if its name had been erased, as if the sky were starless, homes doorless.”

“If I had to shut my eyes it wouldn’t have been any darker. We were like astronauts floating in a starless universe.”

“I wish the army had taught us how to navigate feelings as easily as they did a starless night sky.”

“TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew -Wanted to know what the River knew, Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,For they were young, and the Thames was oldAnd this is the tale that River told:”

“The night wore out, and, as he stood upon the bridge listening to the water as it splashed the river-walls of the Island of Paris, where the picturesque confusion of houses and cathedral shone bright in the light of the moon, the day came coldly, looking like a dead face out of the sky. Then, the night, with the moon and the stars, turned pale and died, and for a little while it seemed as if Creation were delivered over to Death's dominion. But, the glorious sun, rising, seemed to strike those words, that burden of the night, straight and warm to his heart in its long bright rays. And looking along them, with reverently shaded eyes, a bridge of light appeared to span the air between him and the sun, while the river sparkled under it.”

“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.”