“You cannot be with someone just because you dont want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.”

“Kingsley nodded. 'Of course. Sophia always did say wisdom had to be earned.”

“Maybe weakness is a strength of a kind.”

“memories were tricky thingsthey werent stable. they changed with perception over time. they shifted, and [she] understood how the passage of time affected them. the hard working striver might recal...”

“Do not cry for me, Azrael. Do not waste your tears. You made your decision. And this is mine. Sacrifice seems to be my destiny. A funny thing for a selfish man, isn't it? They always called me weak...”

“As long as she could remember who she was, she was okay. She wouldn't go crazy. At least not today.”

“and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical senseand are not easy to fool with laughter”

“To be happy--one must find one's bliss”

“and we laugh and laugh andall I know isat this moment I feel likeI can do anything I wantand be anyone I wantand go anywhere on the globeand still call it home”

“Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me. ~Jack”