“There are only two reasons why you leave someone you're still in love with - either it's the right thing to do, or it's the only thing to do.”

“Words are the thread in the fabric of the universe.”

“You have always been my only muse. I cannot paint or sculpt. I have only my words to render your likeness. Sometimes I wish I were both God and Adam so I could tear out my rib and create you from m...”

“Hurt but do not harm? Zach asked. Whats the difference? Hurt is a bruise on the outside. Nora sipped her mineral water delicately. Harm is a bruise on the inside. If youre a masochist, pain feels l...”

“I'm no optimist", she said as she opened the cabinet door. " I'm just a realist who smiles too much.”

“I know you want to fuck me. And I know you wish you didnt. So how about we compromise and you can sit here and say, No, Nora, Dont, Nora, Stop, Nora, and Ill ignore all those protests and slide rig...”

“The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and ...”

“A man who preserves his integrity no real, long-lasting harm can ever come.”

“I lie to her. Because this world is not safe. The people who are supposed to protect us, the people we are supposed to trust -- I know that sometimes they are the ones who do the most harm.”

“here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her? But I didnt understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can...”

“Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him.”

“Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.”