“There were no words that could convey what she had so recently discovered. That each instant was an eternity, each breath a whole life; the weight of her hand on the edge of fountain, the coolness of the wind on her skin, the rustling of leaves, everything was a gift offered freely for all to savor.”

“There were no words that could convey what she had so recently discovered. That each instant was an eternity, each breath a whole life; the weight of her hand on the edge of fountain, the coolness of the wind on her skin, the rustling of leaves, everything was a gift offered freely for all to savor.”

— Muriel Maufroy