She Would Be Half A Planet Away,

When You're A Little Kid, You Are Small, Your Life Is Small - And You're Terrifically Aware Of That. But When You Read, You Can Ride Arabian Horses Across The Desert, You Can Be A Dogsledder.

One Can Bear Anything. The Pain We Cannot Bear Will Kill Us Outright.

She Was Not Used To Being Cruel, But He Had Taught Her How.

The Phoenix Must Burn To Emerge.

No Matter Where I Was, My Compass Pointed West. I Would Always Know What Time It Was In California.