“Whenever he could, he sought out a new road to travel”
“The boy knew a lot of people in the city. That was was what made traveling appeal to him-- he always made new friends, and he didn't need to spend all if his time with them.”
“Every road i traveled led back to you”
“Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.”
“Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant”
“It doesn't matter," he said to his sheep. "I know other girls in other places." But in his heart he knew that it did matter. And he knew that shepherds, like seamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there was someone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering.”