At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. Its like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And its not so important happy ever after, just that its happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you , and once in a while people may even take your breath away.

There was never an angler who lived but that there was a fish capable of taking the conceit out of him.

There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children.

Love of man for woman--love of woman for man. That's the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself.

Where I was raised a woman's word was law. I ain't quite outgrowed that yet.

Before exulatation had vanished, I felt as if I had been granted a marvellous privilege. Out of the inscrutable waters a beautiful fish had somehow leaped to show me fleetingly the life and spirit of his element.

I need this wild life, this freedom.