Stop yelling. If everyone’s yelling, no one can be heard.

Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where it counts. In 'ere.

There is an advantage to be found in most everything that happens to you, even if it is not immediately apparent.

He loves the sparkling fountains and their cascades and says the strangest things as he watches them. they look like stars breaking. Or, They look like Mama's diamonds. Or, They look like all the souls in heaven.

Make them care, Mattie,' she said softly. 'And don't you ever be sorry.' -Emily Wilcox

They leave things behind sometimes, the guests. A bottle of scent. A crumpled handkerchief. A pearl button that fell off a dress and rolled under a bed. And sometimes they leave other sorts of things. Things you can't see. A sigh trapped in a corner. Memories tangled in the curtains. A sob fluttering against the windowpane like a bird that flew in and can't get back out. I can feel these things. They dart and crouch and whisper.

Sometimes, when you catch someone unaware at just the right time and in just the right light, you can catch sight of what they will be.