“When I met Millie, she was a hugger. She hugged over everything. I didnt. We came to an agreement that hugs are reserved for prolonged partings and death. Thats it. At least, I thought that was our...”

“Dont make me climb across this desk and slap you, because I will.”

“Don’t make me climb across this desk and slap you, because I will.”

“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.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”

“It is better to hug than shake hands.”

“You've got some power," Jakkin said. "One hugand the lights go out!”

“Human beings connect with a holy hug.”