“To put a city in a book, to put the world on one sheet of paper -- maps are the most condensed humanized spaces of all...They make the landscape fit indoors, make us masters of sights we can't see and spaces we can't cover.”

“We can understand the science of what makes a heart beat, but we can never stop it from breaking.”

“Standing in the small space, Holly was overwhelmed by memories and a strange protective feeling for the child she'd been”

“I want you to understand how people see you, and how your actions matter...You must learn that your place in the world is important. You've been given the power to affect people, just as we all have, and it's important -- no, vital -- that you do the right thing with it.”

“I think its better to do whatever is going to make you feel the most peaceful and happy. - Shoe Addicts Anonymous”

“We don't come fresh to even the most inaccessible of landscapes....We carry expectations and to an extent make what we meet conform to those expectations.p 195”

“I have come to understand that there are things in this world, in this life, that don't fit that model. There are things that happen, things that are absolutely real that you can't put in a test tube, or see, or feel with your hands. But you know they are real and they are true”