Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.

The last time I saw you I was trying to throw thumbtacks into your cradle!

I love no one but you, I have discovered, but you are far away and I am here alone. Then this is my life and maybe, however unlikely, I'll find my way back there. Or maybe, one day, I'll settle for second best. And on that same day, hell will freeze over, the sun will burn out and the stars will fall from the sky.

So you’re reluctant, I said to myself. Many, many people are reluctant. It’s like having feet. It’s nothing to brag about.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

the mind has a thousand eyes, and the heart has one:yet the light of a whole life dies when love is done.

If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives.