“I didnt fear you. I feared us. I feared what could have been. I feared what could be. I feared the connection we had between each other. The toxicity because I could grasp the danger.”

“You didnt understand the poem, but that was because it wasnt for you. It was for me to understand the pain you put me through.”

“Theyre scared of the other kind of love. The one which lacks hurt, but pains after awhile.”

“We live in a world of contrast and its sad we are among people who cant seem to grasp the differences surrounding them.”

“We grow apart because we grow in different stages and not all of our stages align.”

“Making love with strangers is how you get hurt.”

“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.”

“I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.”

“They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed.”

“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.”