“Your lips were made for mine, Beck. You are the reason I have a mouth, a heart.”

“I'm the same way about the bookshop. You know, I walk around and I feel the whole world is in there, the most important stories of all time.”

“The problem with books is that they end.”

“I peeked in the bag. Do you know what was in there? I'll tell you what was in there: a collapsible tray table. Is there any sadder purchase in this fucking world? Maybe a CD of C+C Music Factory's ...”

“... and Lynn is dead inside, like a corpse. She Instagrams methodically, clinically, as if she's gathering evidence for defense, like her entire life is dedicated to proving that she has a life.”

“It's amazing how good fifty and sunny feels after you've been bleeding in twelve with a windchill of go fuck yourself.”

“That night, I fell into a deep, travel-weary sleep, lulled by the familiar sound of the waterfall beyond the window. I dreamed of the beck fairies, a blur of lavender and rose-pink and buttercup-ye...”

“He sounded absolutely miserable. Are you ever going to speak to me?”

“He was every angel and every devil.”

“He owe his wife a debt he couldn't hope to pay with any coin save one: open the cage and let the bird fly.”

“He said it was as if Tommy had produced a key which fit a cage in the back of his mind, a cage like his own cell. Only instead of holding a man, that cage held a tiger, and that tiger's name was Ho...”

“After that day, I discovered one indelible truth. I discovered that love wasnt everything that mattered in life. It was an emotion that not many had the luxury of feeling without any pain attached ...”

“Nothing can fill you up, she stated.Nope, he agreed again.You wont let it.Barrels got a hole in the bottom, buddy, everything leaks out no matter how much you pour in.She was silent a moment then s...”

“Lou reluctantly drew back, still holding Joe, and placed his soft lips on Joe's own. Existence reacted to their reunion. Immediately, it was as if two halves became whole once again. The sky flashe...”

“Nothing can fill you up,” she stated.“Nope,” he agreed again.“You won’t let it.”“Barrel’s got a hole in the bottom, buddy, everything leaks out no matter how much you pour in.”She was silent a mome...”