The birds brought seeds & flowers & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair while she slept so she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.

Wanting him to come back before anyone notices part of the world has not moved since he left.

The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it

I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy.

I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.

Wrapped around my son with only the knowledge of the words of the world & a quiet remembrance of watching before this all began.

I've always like the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who I am.