Having an object that symbolizes freedom might make a person happier than actually getting the freedom it represents.

Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.

Each person feels pain in his own way, each has his own scars.

When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.

I was feeling lonely without her, but the fact that I could feel lonely at all was consolation. Loneliness wasn't such a bad feeling. It was like the stillness of the pin oak after the little birds had flown off.

let the wind change direction a little bit, and their cries turned to whispers.

One foot in front of the other. Repeat as often as necessary to finish.