I'm afraid of time... I mean, I'm afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how they really are, or to be understood myself. I'm afraid of the quick judgements or mistakes everybody makes. You can't fix them without time. I'm afraid of seeing snapshots, not movies.

Different people were good at different things, Lena mused. Lena was good at writing thank-you notes, for instance, and Effie was good at being happy.

We forgive and forget. At least I forgive and he forgets.

Women always seemed to bring the size they wished they were to the fitting room, rather than the size that would actually fit.

I did the searching and remembering, she did the disappearing and the forgetting.

Wear them, they will make you brave.

Daniel?" "Yes." "Did you ever think we were meant not to be together?" "No. We are meant to be together. We are just meant to want it very badly.