Most of the people are homesick anyway, and a little lonely, and they hide themselves in their hair and are turned into flowers.

Look at The Adventure. A boat by night is a wonderful sight. This is the way to start a new life, with a hurricane lamp shining at the top of the mast, and the coastline disappearing behind one as the whole world lies sleeping. Making a journey by night is more wonderful than anything in the world.

You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.

The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.

Sophia and Grandmother sat down by the shore to discuss the matter further. It was a pretty day, and the sea was running a long, windless swell. It was on days just like this--dog days--that boats went sailing off all by themselves. Large, alien objects made their way in from sea, certain things sank and others rose, milk soured, and dragonflies danced in desperation. Lizards were not afraid. When the moon came up, red spiders mated on uninhabited skerries, where the rock became an unbroken carpet of tiny, ecstatic spiders.

Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are.

There's no need to imagine that you're a wondrous beauty, because that's what you are.