The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We have really no absent friends.

Our studies show these abilities are universal, and they develop in the absence of instruction. You don't need to take a class in geometry, and you don't need to learn from a teacher what a right triangle is in order to show this sensitivity.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

No, it is not only our fate but our business to lose innocence, and once we have lost that, it is futile to attempt a picnic in Eden.

How can you know what is missing if you’ve never met it? You must know of something’s existence before you can notice its absence.