The Milky Way
As he caught his footing, his head fell back, and the Milky Way flowed down inside him with a roar. ~ Yasunari Kawabata
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~ Langston Hughes
The Old Man
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. ~ Mark Twain
Those we meet
It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names. ~ Yann Martel
