These books are my friends, my companions.
The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.
To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.
Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter
My heart died a while back. [Eragon]
Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question remains: should I?