She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring.

Father said conflict develops the character

A vacuum can only exist, I imagine, by the things which enclose it.

Why should all life be work, when we all can borrow. Let's think only of today, and not worry about tomorrow.

There seemed to be some heavenly support beneath his shoulder blades that lifted his feet from the ground in ecstatic suspension, as if he secretly enjoyed the ability to fly but was walking as a compromise to convention.

All I want to be is very young always and very irresponsible and to feel that my life is my own-to live and be happy and die in my own way to please myself

And, Joey, if you ever want to know about the japonicas and the daisy fields it will be alright that you have forgotten because I will be able to tell you about how it felt to be feeling that way you cannot quite remember – that will be for the time when something happens years from now that reminds you of now.