Shirley Hazzard

“Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.”

“You could not go back. You could not have it again.”

“Nothing is ever lost, to those who know where to look for it.”

“To leave, and to be left, are the two great tragedies of our life.”

“The idea of a second chance is a delusion. There is only the first chance, and a long series of lesser chances.”

“All returns are not made. Some balances are never struck. The tragedies are not all explained.”

“We are all the walking wounded in a world that is a war zone.”

“A great love is a credit opened in a joyous moment, which remains open for life.”

“There are all sorts of losses, you know. Not just of people. Things are lost, and places. And feelings.”

“The past is not a package one can lay away.”

“What is it, to be in love? It is to be alive, to be immortal, to be divine.”

“People who are always taking care of themselves are like misers, who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy.”

“It is not only the living who are haunted.”