“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands c…”— Margaret Atwood, amazon.com
“When she left, she told me that she had a feeling, so strong it was like a prophecy, that we’d reunite when we were older and had experienced all we’d missed out on by marrying so crazy young.”— Mary Taugher, narrativemagazine.com
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”— Nelson Mandela, brainyquote.com