“Every universe Ive created lately, your face keeps popping up in it. And I thought that if you cant be cool with that, then I wouldnt hate you, but I might need some time for myself until weve had ...”

“Then theres the kind of zombie Ive become now: the one who has lost everythinghis brain, his heart, his light, his direction. He wanders the world, bumping into this, tripping over that, but keeps ...”

“But hey, if theres one bright side to your dying, its that you arent around to tell me things I dont like hearing. Im sorry. That was a dickhead thing to say. I need a condom for my mouth.”

“Puzzles are sort of like life because you can mess up and rebuild later, and you're likely smarter the next time around.”

“I look up, and Jackson's eyes find mine. For a second, it almost feels like we're about to race into the hole to join you. Being buried alive has got to be better than whatever comes next.”

“Theres got to be some scientific study somewhere that proves your boyfriends sweater will keep you warmer and cure you of any illnesses a lot faster, than some Pottery Barn blanket.”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”

“Life goes on, whether you like it or not. I just wished it could lurch forward. Time is the best doctor, they say, and thats bullshit, because from certain pains you can never heal. They keep screa...”

“When his wife was at his side, she was also in front of him, marking out the horizon of his life. Now the horizon is empty: the view has changed.”

“My heart was oaken before you set it on fire. It will continue to smolder, long after the flame that ignited it has gone.”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”