She wanted him to see all of her and also none of her. She wanted him to be dazzled by the bits and blinded by the whole. She wanted him to see her whole and not in pieces. She had hopes that were hard to satisfy.

Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being satisfied with so little.

There are some people who fall in love over and over.

The dreams weren’t as pleasing when they had no chance of coming true

What Daniel taketh away, Daniel giveth.

He could lose himself in her forever, he thought.

I did love her. I've loved her from the first time I saw her.