“Their marriage was cold and tedious. Formal and unloving. Stale even. She never had any regrets like this with Jack. With Jack, a rainy day would be cheerful.”

“So, lets make this a little interesting a race. If I win, then you have to polish every saddle and strap of leather of Byrons, including all brasses and buckles. Oh, and every one of my many pairs ...”

“I gripped hold of that scarf like my life depended on it. Still to this day I inhale it every night, despite what has happened over the years. I dont blame her now for not waiting. For all she knew...”

“Well, I did tell you I couldnt give you a thing. Maybe youve just realised that Alistair can give the god damn world, and the pleasure of kissing his shiny slap-head every day!”

“I will never return home to Elham. I cant. To see her would crush me. I need to let her go now. And I need to move on. Ive come to realise that she was right. We were two completely different peopl...”

“So, let’s make this a little interesting… a race. If I win, then you have to polish every saddle and strap of leather of Byron’s, including all brasses and buckles. Oh, and every one of my many pai...”

“Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier.”

“Even on my weakest daysI get a little bit stronger”

“Two words. Three vowels. Four constenants. Seven letters. It can either cut you open to the core and leave you in ungodly pain or it can free your soul and lift a tremendous weight off you shoulder...”

“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”

“From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.”

“You can obsess and obsess over how things endedwhat you did wrong or could have done differentlybut there's not much of a point. It's not like it'll change anything. So really, why worry?”