"It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening."

"When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like yo…"

"It was the oldest sound there was. Souls flying away."

"And I was struck all at once how life was out there going through its regular courses, and I was suspended, waiting, …"

"We walked along the river with the words streaming behind us like ribbons in the night."

"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here."

"There is nothing perfect. There is only life."

"Where had I been that I didn't know about imaginary friends? I could see the point of it. How a lost part of yourself…"

"I didn't know what to think, but what I felt was magnetic and so big it ached like the moon had entered my chest and …"

"In a weird way I must have loved my little collection of hurts and wounds. They provided me with some real nice sympa…"