“He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much e...”

“The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it.”

“The further you go, the more you have to be proud of. At the same time, in order to come a long way, you have to be behind to begin with. IN the end, though maybe it's not how you reach a place tha...”

“The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.”

“But you dont have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.You dont have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isnt always out to get you.”

“You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen.”

“God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one”

“But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?”

“Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you die, world without end,...”

“Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.”

“The perceptions of middle age have their own luminosity.”

“The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.”

“There is no way of stopping death, not here. You can prolong it. But at some point, it is bound to catch up to you.”

“At some point, you just pull off the band aid and it hurts. But when it is over, you are relieved.”

“But do you think our futures are already determined for us?Why are you asking all of this? Whats going on?I let out a small laugh. Remember when we were in the hallway? He nodded. Well, Thirteen tr...”