I knew her well enough to understand that when Delia pushed you away, it was her way of making sure she didn't get shoved first.

Maybe the reason I've never died in this story is that I've never had something worth dying for before.

I wonder if you've got a minute." I have many minutes, all of them used toward a common purpose.

We dont have to accept each others beliefs..but we do have to accept each others right to believe them.

Just because you had every right to feel sorry for yourself didn't mean you ever took the opportunity to do so.

I don’t think anyone who falls in love has a choice. You’re just pulled to that person like true north, whether it’s good for you or bound to break your heart.

Africa - You can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the Hand of God. You watch the slope lope of a lioness and forget to breathe. You marvel at the tripod of a giraffe bent to water. In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature. In Africa, in the midday heart, you can see blisters in the atmosphere. When you are in Africa, you feel primordial, rocked in the cradle of the world.