And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.

A young man who had watched her eating with her fingers offered a set of chopsticks- those sticks for eating that had become so popular. He looked at her suggestively. Instead of blushing, she accepted the chopsticks boldly and continued to walk on, using them to eat noodle and vegetable dishes.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.

If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.

I was confused by this sudden glare of attention; it was as if the characters in a favorite painting, absorbed in their own concerns, had looked up out of the canvas and spoken to me.