“He has the strangest expression on his face- the emotional equivalent of 404 PAGE NOT FOUND.”

“A simple mistake…can tell me what you’re not, or it can remind me of why I should love you.” (404 Error=Page Not Found)”

“His face was the sort of British face from which emotion has been so carefully banished that a foreigner is apt to think the wearer of the face incapable of any sort of feeling; the kind of face which, if it has any expression at all, expresses principally the resolution to go through the world decorously, without intruding upon or annoying anyone.”

“His cheek twitched. With Jeremy, this was the equivalent of an emotional outburst.”

“Expressing emotion is not so easy. He has to remind himself that English is not her first language. Expressing emotion can be difficult even when the words are familiar. ”

“When a child shuts down his painful emotional side, he also loses the ability to express his joyous side. Emotions are a whole. With anger comes the ability to express delight; with sadness comes the ability to express lightheartedness. This is the breadth of emotion that allows an adult to experience intimacy with a spouse, with God, and with his children”