I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.

Tell me, and then again show me, so I can know.

The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.

Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.

Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them.

The morning air was like a new dress. That made her feel the apron tied around her waist. She untied it and flung it on a low bush beside the road and walked on, picking flowers and making a bouquet… From now on until death she was going to have flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything.