“We hasten to alienate the very fates we intended to woo.”

“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.”

“We didn't believe in fate, but we believed in serendipity. We felt very lucky.”

“In an extroverted society, we rarely see ourselves in the mirror. We get alienating feedback. Alienating feedback comes in the form of repeated encouragement to join or talk, puzzled expressions, well-intended concern, and sometimes, all-out pointing and laughing. Alienating feedback happens when we hear statements like, “What kind of loser would be home on a Saturday night?” Alienating feedback happens where neighborhoods, schools, and offices provide no place to retreat. Alienating feedback happens when our quiet spaces and wilderness sanctuaries are seen as places to colonize.”

“The problem of love lies in the way we woo.”

“We cannot fight for love as men may do; We should be woo'd, and were not made to woo.”