But in the time since she died, I have been aware, every minute, of my love for her. She lives in my love.

In every heartbreak beauty intrudes.

For those at home, as well as for those in battle, war is curiously disabling. The mere realization that one’s country is at war poisons the bloodstream, creates an incessant mood of worry that infiltrates even the most casual moments.

Only by moving in the direction you least trust can you be saved.

Live in the past, but don’t remember too much.

Somewhere, I am sure, a calm, quiet place awaits me where I may do something worthwhile again. Another island, perhaps. Or a little cottage near the sea, far removed from developers, removed from Lapham. And, there is always Vermont. For everyone, in every time of despairing optimism, there is always Vermont.

Grief. The state of mind brought about when love, having lost to death, learns to breathe beside it. See also love.

Just because the person who criticizes you is an idiot doesn’t make him wrong.

The God worth worshipping is the one who pays us the compliment of self – regulation, and we might return it by minding our own business.

If you need three adjectives to describe something, then you’ve probably chosen the wrong something.