The Woman asked, "And for the children?" and he answered, "You can give them your love, but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You can give shelter to their bodies but not to their souls, for their souls dwell in the House of Tomorrow which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You can strive to be like them, but do not strive to make them like you. For life does not go backward, nor does it linger with Yesterday." [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]