Her face was a strangerโs face, which was as it should be. Love each other from the day we are born to the day we die, we are still strangers every minute, and nobody should forget that, even though we have to.
Peter S. BeagleDon't be afraid. Don't be afraid of anything. Whatever you have been, you are mine now. I can hold you.
Peter S. BeagleIf she had touched me," he said very softly, "I would have been hers and not my own, not ever again. I wanted her to touch me but I could not let her. No cat will. We let human beings caress us because it is pleasant enough and calms them - but not her. The price is more than a cat can pay.
Peter S. BeagleThe most professional curse ever snarled or croaked or thundered can have no effect on a pure heart.
Peter S. Beagle