“It's the in-between, the sustenance, not just the gears and bolts that make a human. When you forget to find out how the person was builtthe oil, chemistry, and the craftyou miss all the beauty.”

“A disastrous flaw in our design is that the heart always defies the brain.”

“Love alone means nothing unless you have a tortured heart for it to soothe.”

“Life is a lie. We should fear it more than death. We live fearful of dying, terrified of the unknown when, really, every truth is in our last breath.”

“You know that's not true. We have something, Helena. In another life, it would have been a beautiful something."That hurts. God, does it. I've seen that life. He doesn't even know what he's talking...”

“How this woman had managed to get under his skin and claw her way inside was a mystery. He couldnt leave her there though. His entire being was screaming at him to get her out.”

“In the light, he looked like a fallen angel asked to return to Hell.”

“I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.”

“Well?" Ron said finally, looking up at Harry. "How was it?"Harry considered it for a moment. "Wet," he said truthfully.Ron made a noise that might have indicated jubilation or disgust, it was hard ...”

“People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each others personalities. Who wouldnt? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But thats not the clever trick. The ...”

“She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way.”

“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.”

“Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.”