“I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning but I am a widow's son outlawed and must be obeyed.”
“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
“I am watching the stars, admiring their complex trajectories through space and time. I am trying to give a name to the force that set them in motion.”
“You mustn’t wish for another life. You mustn’t want to be somebody else. What you must do is this:“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks.” I am not all the way capable of so much, but those are the right instructions.”
“She shrieks above the din. "If you wish a battle, I shall give it. I am the last of my kind. I shall not lie down without a fight.”
“Legally I am a ‘widow’ — that is the box I must check. But beyond that — I am not sure that I exist.”