Human relations just are not fixed in their orbits like the planets -- they're more like galaxies, changing all the time, exploding into light for years, then dying away.
May SartonIt is dark now. The snow is deep blue and the ocean nearly black. It is time for some music.
May SartonThere are some griefs so loud/They could bring down the sky/And there are griefs so still/None knows how deep they lie.
May SartonDon't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The freshness, the temperament, the will of a baby a few months old!
May Sarton