“He couldnt count them all. Nobody taught him how to count past ten. Such losses were beyond his comprehension.”

“For him, it appeared he could freezethe moment in a memory; only for it to slip through hishands like water.”

“Remember, you are never alone in this world. Never.”

“Do not forget to put it here where it never gets lost,his mother said, pointing to his heart.”

“Do not forget to put it here where it never gets lost,”his mother said, pointing to his heart.”

“I start to count. This is the important part. I have to count right. Not too fast, nor too slow. All the way to one hundred. It must be spoken aloud, without interruption. Whispering is acceptable;...”

“I tried to count all the seconds that I have loved you for, but I gave up. I found it was easier to count the number of the stars in the universe.”

“The Goth boy stares at me, and I give him a what-are-you-looking-at stare right back. Im dead, he says in a dull monotone. Pardon me? Adriana asks, but he keeps staring at me. Youre dead, too. Look...”

“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?”

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

“Youll get over it Its the clichs that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever. You dont get over it because it is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are ...”

“Its the same with people who say, Whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesnt kill you maims you, cripples you, l...”