And then like a song we'd forgotten was even on the mix, you stepped into the house and my whole life.

We weren't friends[...]We were more like jigsaw pieces, each of us part of the same big picture. There are people like this wherever you go. They are part of the same mystery as you are, but you can't quite tell how you fit together. The world is a puzzle, and we can't solve it alone.

For Beatrice, summer without you is as cold as winter. Winter without you, is even colder.

It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself.

So she loved him. She just did immediately and again often and clearly naturally and soundly and obviously and many others.

Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you're kidding.

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