"I was counting the waves", replied Amory gravely, "I'm going in for statistics".

...their eyes are full of kindness as each feels the full effect of novelty after a short separation. They are drawing a relaxation from each other's presence, a new serenity.

Then he kissed her. At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.

He dispensed starlight to casual moths.

If you're in love it ought to make you happy. You ought to laugh.

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.

What do you think of that? It’s stopped raining." I’m glad Jay." Her throat, full of aching, grieving beauty, told only of her unexpected joy.