“This is us at forty-three per cent animosity.”

“How was your afternoon?"No one died, so it was a big improvement on my morning.”

“This ends now. Were breaking bread. The waiter gets to us before Thommos had time to peruse.Do you have bread?We have croissants.Thommo blinks. Were breaking croissant.One croissant? the waiter ask...”

“Time is pulling us apart. With every second that passes, the space between us widens. Today, I saw him yesterday. In a few days, it will have been last week. Then, last month. And there is nothing ...”

“I can hear Isaac's smile. It softens his words, but they have a different meaning now. Between his mouth and my ears, they pass through everything that has happened since.”

“How was your afternoon?"“No one died, so it was a big improvement on my morning.”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”