“There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her.”

“Love makes you want to be a better manright, right. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are.”

“I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.”

“Because isnt that the point of every relationship: to be known by someone else, to be understood? He gets me. She gets me. Isnt that the simple magic phrase?”

“...and you drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, 'That was fine'. And your life is a long line of fine.”

“Yes, I am finally a match for Amy. The other morning I woke up next to her, and I studied the back of her skull. I tried to read her thoughts. For once I didn't feel like I was staring into the sun...”

“No. Ye loved him. I canna hold it against either of you that ye mourn him. And it gives me some comfort to know ..." He hesitated, and I reached up to smooth the rumpled hair off his face."To know ...”

“In his arms Ive finally found the place Ive been looking for, where fear cant touch me, where memories cant reach, where the past is forgotten and the present is enough. Where the present is, in fa...”

“Our relationship with the world can only be better when we know ourselves well!”