“One shouldnt ask oneself how a person flies or why, but simply start flying.”

“Si dejaba de mirarla no sólo ella quedaría fuera del orden de las cosas, sino también lo que estaba alrededor y a lo mejor él mismo.”

“Every person is a half-opened doorleading to a room for everyone.”

“As Ariel recounted the events of her dream, two magnificent, batlike wings grew from the backs of her shoulders, stretched as if preparing to fly, then retreated back into their host. The sound heard when the wings disappear is the giggling of Alanna, who watched the event much the same way I did, in rapt wonder.”

“That church . . . it reminds me of one in downtown Chicago. Do you remember? That beautiful one with the courtyard near the Drake."Jeremy took a newspaper from a stack behind him and sat across from me. "I know the one you're talking about, but that church," he gestured out the window, "is older than America."I sighed. "Of course it is. Did I really just try to compare British and American architecture? How insensitive of me.”

“Jag som älskar att ströva och försvinna i mängden, en bokstav T i den oändliga textmassan.”

“الحياة الجميلة ، عربة هادئة مليئة بأناس غاضبين !”