“My mind couldn't fit itself around the shape of his absence.”

“A splinter of pride got in under my breast-bone and lodged there.”

“The high domed ceiling put me in mind of a skull, a brain, a mind. What did that make us, the readers?”

“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.”