Right then he knew that moment was clearly written in his brain forever. (p170) - Naomi Shihab Nye

That feeling of being connected to someone else, when you allow yourself to be very particular, is another mystery of writing.

What did exclusivity ever have to offer but a distorted, unrealistic view of the world? People who stuck only to their own kind were scared people

It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don't have friends somewhere, you still have language, and it will find you and wrap its little syllables around you and suddenly there will be a story to live in.