“Remembrance is acknowledging that a life was lived ...My father finally wrote out his memories for a reason. I took on a year of reading books for a reason. Because words are witness to life: they ...”

“We are what we love to read, and when we admit to loving a book, we admit that the book represents some aspect of ourselves truly, whether it is that we are suckers for romance or pining for advent...”

“Stories about lives remembered bring us backward while allowing us to move forward.”

“Desire for a person is not the same thing as having that unique appreciation and need for them, nor is affection. Desire waxes and wanes, and affection can be felt without long-standing commitment....”

“Cyril Connolly, twentieth-century writer and critic, wrote that words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living. That was how I wanted to use books: as an escape back to...”

“Our house was open to anyone who needed a little extra support or comfort or just a home-cooked meal.”

“When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.”

“Issac:"I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters."Computer: "I don't understand-"Issac: "Me neither. Pause”

“Sunlights warmth on my face awoke me in the morning. I didnt remember falling asleep or how I came to be in my own bed. But I did recall nightmares. Awful nightmares featuring Gwen.I turned my head...”

“How does the moon feel as it sees the ocean lap at your shores? The eternal pain of knowing you are there but forever out of reach...”

“This was how to help a family who has just lost their child. Wash the clothes, make soup. Don't ask them what they need, bring them what they need. Keep them warm. Listen to them rant, and cry, and...”

“How does the moon feel as it sees the ocean lap at your shores? The eternal pain of knowing you are there but forever out of reach...”

“I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth or reason. They cannot be reached by a rational argument. The mind is powerless against them. Yet ...”

“The relationship between truth and reason:"Truth cannot be reached by reason alone!”

“I writeNotFor the sake of gloryNot For the sake of fameNotFor the sake of successBut for the sake of my soul”