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A book is a magic carpet that flies you off elsewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through. Do you come back?

"There is no other story. A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill? pg. 411

"My father said she was a strong woman, and I believe a strong woman may be stronger that a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is almost indestructible." pg. 354

Make a mistake with your mouth in this beautiful place with the woman who rescued you from the fate of strangers and uncaring aunts, and see how much power you have and how dangerous and easy it is to slip into being the kind of girl who damages women.

"Look around my house and see why the beauty here knocks me off my feet every few minutes of the day. There's a kind of love behind the thoughtfulness you see when you open the door to a room that draws you inside to sit down and gaze, enjoying how welcomed you feel and trusted as well not to spoil thing."