“Does pain go away and leave no trace, then?’
‘You sometimes even feel sentimental for it.”

“The bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive from life is something you have earned.”

“People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile.”

“Coming, going, the waterbirds
don't leave a trace
don't follow a path.”

“I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.”

“To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all traces of their steps.”

“Still, being able to feel pain was good, he thought. It's when you can't even feel pain anymore that you're in real trouble.”

“The place where even the slightest trace of the 'I' does not exist, alone is Self.”

“Love is messy. If you really love someone, you can't avoid the pain. People die, people leave, things change, but sometimes it all works”

“Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too-even when you are in the dark. Even when you're falling.”