Shirley Baker

“He simply felt that if he could carry away the vision of the spot of earth she walked on, and the way the sky and sea enclosed it, the rest of the world might seem less empty.”
― Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

“The distance between death and life is not as great as you imagine.” “Really?” Yannis turned his way. “Then why don’t people come back to Earth after they die?” The stranger smiled. “Why would they want to?”
― Mitch Albom, The Stranger in the Lifeboat

“This world can be a trying place, Inspector. Sometimes you have to shed who you were to live who you are.”
― Mitch Albom, The Stranger in the Lifeboat