“While the egg yolks cooled, he directed the beaters at the egg whites, setting the mixer on high speed that sent small bubbles giggling to the side of the bowl, where a few became many until they w...”

“What did she do that made her happy? The question implied action, a conscious purpose. She did many things in a day, and many things made her happy, but that, Claire could tell, wasnt the issue. No...”

“I've been wondering," Isabelle commented reflectively over dessert, "if it is foolish to make new memories when you know you are going to lose them.”

“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.”

“Isabelle had always thought of her mind as a garden, a magical place to play as a child, when the grown-ups were having conversations and she was expected to listen politely-- and even, although sh...”

“She became a frame for the picture that was her son and daughter.”

“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”

“The 12-step chocoholics program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate!”

“There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love chocolate, and communists.”

“For every inch of skin, there is memory. Devils are so made. Saints, too, if you believe in them. His humanity has been broken as an old walking stick that once held up a crippled man named Thomas....”

“It frightens me that I can't do anything sensible about it.""Are you scared that you'll wind up with a boring job where you have to see the same people every day and drink instant coffee?""I'm more...”

“She'd be dead before the memories and pain were finally gone; she knew it, accepted it, and dealt with it.”

“The word lethologica describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.”

“Nothing can last forever. There isn't any memory, no matter how intense, that doesn't fade out at last.”