“Ah yes, the head is full of books. The hard part is to force them down through the bloodstream and out through the fingers.”

“Be not cast down. If ye saw Him who is standing on the shore, holding out His arms to welcome you to land, ye would wade, not only through a sea of wrongs, but through hell itself to be with Him.”

“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.”

“So much of the language of love was like that: you devoured someone with your eyes, you drank in the sight of him, you swallowed him whole. Love was substance, broken down and beating through your bloodstream.”

“That's what the voices in your head are for, to get you through the silent parts.”

“There (Kaschau) the mountains stare down through our heads until we die.”

“The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.”

“As when you were a child and some tremendous hurt
Was pulled over your head like a sack-
Glints of sunshine through the mesh
And the hum of the cherry trees.

But it doesn’t help, the great hurt
Covers head and torso and knees
And though you are able to move sometimes
Spring brings no happiness.

Yes, shimmering wool cap, pull it down over your face
Stare through the mesh.
Out on the bay, the rings of water multiply soundlessly
Green leaves darken the earth.”

“I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up…. and handle it.”

“Only humanity could grasp the stars and then let them slip through its fingers for the pettiness in its heart.”