Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness.

The will to learn is an intrinsic motive, one that finds both its source and its reward in its own exercise.

The wind carried the scent of the sea, salty and fresh, filling her lungs with every breath.

Every landscape is a state of mind.

大多数人害怕变化，但如果你把它看成是某种你总是可以依赖的东西的话，那它就能成为一种安慰。世上你能依赖的东西并不是很多。