A voice cannot carry the tongue and the lips that gave it wings. Alone must it seek the ether. And alone and without his nest shall the eagle fly across the sun.

And your fragrance shall be my breath, And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons.

Love descends upon our souls by the will of God and not by the demand or the plea of the individual.

Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

We stood up and bade each other farewell, but love and despair stood between us like two ghosts, one stretching his wings with his fingers over our throats, one weeping and the other laughing hideously. As I took Selma's hand and put it to my lips, she came close to me and placed a kiss on my forehead, then dropped on the wooden bench. She shut her eyes and whispered softly, "Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings!

If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.