I love you like a river that begins as a solitary trickle in the mountains and gradually grows and joins other rivers until, after a certain point, it can flow around any obstacle in order to get where it wants.

The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.

Yes, my mind was wandering. I wished I were there with someone who could bring peace to my heart someone with whom I could spend a little time without being afraid that i would lose him the next day. With that reassurance, the time would pass more slowly. We could be silent for a while because we'd know we had the rest of our lives together for conversation. I wouldn't have to worry about serious matters, about difficult decisions and hard words.

Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near

Some books make us dream, others bring us face to face with reality, but what matters most to the author is the honesty with which a book is written.

I think the more information you can get, the better you can find information for your own purposes.

Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.