The things that make us happy make us wise.

“Novelty. Security. Novelty wouldn't be a bad title. It had the grandness of abs…”

“Serenity. Now you could wish for that, naming no conditions: a permanent inner …”

“She knew - she knew by now - that there really can be a person, one at least, t…”

“... their lives were full of quiet drama, full of vague yet thrilling signs tha…”