“Inside was where she lived, physically and mentally. She resided in the horn of plenty of her own prodigious mind, fertilized by inexhaustible curiosity.”

“Sure, he was lonely. Sure, they had a lot in common. Sure, he was attracted to her, and it was clear she felt the same about him.”

“we cant wait for someone else to do it, we have to take matters into our own hands or it will never be done.”

“He imagined them sitting somewhere, just enjoying each other's company, her head on his chest, his arm around her. And he realized how desperately lonely he had become.”

“He believed he was in love with her, if he knew what love was.”

“The farther we go from God, the less we know of peace.”

“There is something therapeutic about doing for others that lifts a person out of the rut of self-thought.”