“Perhaps the sea’s definition of a shell is the pearl.” – Khalil Gibran “Perhaps the sea’s definition of a shell is the pearl.” – Khalil Gibran vladik “Whatever pearl you seek, look for the pearl within the pearl!” – Rumi “The pearls weren’t really white, they were a warm oyster beige, with little knots in between so if they broke, you only lost one. I wished my life could be like that, knotted up so that even if something broke, the whole thing wouldn’t come apart.” – Janet Fitch