“Everything made sense in a book...Too bad her life wasnt fiction.”

“Miranda waited. No voice spoke. No heavenly choir broke out in song. God Himself did not call her name. She frowned. Typical.”

“I think it would have to be the way that my sister looks at you when you cant see it. Yeah? And hows that? he asked, very interested in the answer. Oh, you know, she said coolly, like youre the air...”

“Everything made sense in a book...Too bad her life wasn’t fiction.”

“Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently with their hearts will recognise them for what they are.”

“Gabriel: Whats the point of having power, if one cannot use it? Whats the point of immortality, if one cannot truly live?”

“Always have a plan, but be prepared to change it at any given moment.”

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for t...”

“You know Balbec so well - do you have friends in the area?'I have friends wherever there are companies of trees, wounded but not vanquished, which huddle together with touching obstinacy to implore...”

“Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying youre friends is easy. Being friends is not.”

“History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.”

“I want to kiss you again, Tess.Why?He chuckled, low under his breath. Why? Because youre beautiful, and because I want you. And I think you want me too.”

“With every breath I take, I will always love you.”