He'd thought he was lost, but now he recognized that eternity was around him, like salt from a shaker or stars in the sky.

I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.

When I walk, I walk with you. Where I go, you're with me always.

I heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I belonged. This was where I lived.

Jill told me that when you're really in love, you know right away. I'm not exactly sure how this happens. Is it like a flash of lightning? Like an angel tapping you on the shoulder? Or is it similar to choosing a puppy? You think you're picking the cutest one, but really you wind up going home with the one who keeps insisting on climbing into your lap.

Maybe some love was guaranteed. Maybe it fit inside you and around you like skin and bones.

I wasn't quite as certain that I knew her soul. When it came right down to it, I wasn't sure she knew me either.