“Still, his apartment has that dreamlike qualityof feeling like home though I know its not. Not mine anymorebut how many people get to visit the past without hurting anything?To come back and drink ...”

“We must love one another whether or not we die.Love cant block a bulletbut it cant be destroyed by one either,and love is, for the most part, what makes Us Usin Orlando and in Brooklyn and in Kabul...”

“and my pack so light Im sure Ive left something behindbut only my worry, and only for a moment.”

“I do. I choose you, which is to choose him and the others and t”

“LeavingHe stood backlitby windows full of winter,a shade thrown over his face.What a waste, I thought.What relief.”

“and my pack so light I’m sure I’ve left something behind—but only my worry, and only for a moment.”

“Our souls are always looking for love, and hearts wait to treasure it.”

“His gut was stitched up good and tight, but that didnt prevent it from flopping. He wiped his damp palms on the legs of his jeans and stood up shakily, leaning heavily on his cane.He called himself...”

“Never fall in love?""Always," said the count. "I am always in love.”

“Which is colder, the hand or the gun?”

“Be merciful until you can't be.Until you feel your heart begin to harden into a bullet.Then use that bullet.”

“Bullets an stuff be flying all over. It is something I simply cannot understand - why in hell is we doing all this, anyway? Playing football is one thing. But this, I do not know why. Goddamn.”

“You could have fooled me. Everytime I called you, Luke said you were sick. I figured you were avoiding me. Again.""I wasn't. I did want to talk to you. I've been thinking about you all the time.""I...”

“Let me die the moment my love dies. Let me not outlive my own capacity to love. Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”

“I prefer to rule and work in Nigeria in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free in the name of my country.”