. . . Companions Were To Be

Even The Most Pragmatic Person Fell Victim At Times To A Longing For Something Other.

I Probably Coughed Self-pityingly In Response, Little Aware That I Was About To Cross A Tremendous Threshold Beyond Which There Would Be No Return, That In My Hands I Held An Object Whose Simple Appearance Belied Its Profound Power. All True Readers Have A Book, A Moment, Like The One I Describe, And When Mum Offered Me That Much-read Library Copy Mine Was Upon Me.

What Could Be More Perfect Than Marrying The Person You Love.

A True Friend Is A Light In The Dark. Viven

Happiness In Life Is Not A Given, It Must Be Seized.