“Some of the worst places I've ever lived in were fear, pain, and shame. The cost of living was so high, your only choice was a slow death.”

“I will not apologise when the shape of my heart offends you.”

“Watch them describe you to somebody else and see how it long it takes for them to bring up your physical description that'll tell you all.”

“One of the scariest things in the world, is that other people can make life-changing decisions for you.”

“There's a certain charm to fragile hearts”

“...Cause the heart has no manual settings.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”

“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.”