I never felt the urge to jump off a bridge, but there are times I have wanted to jump out of my life, out of my skin.

And I, who have never thought in terms of a life, think to myself that I could make a life out of this.

Slowly would be better than not at all.

You could be the leaf that never falls from the tree you could be the sun that never leaves the sky this might be the happy ending without the ending this might be a reason to try

They defy gravity, as good books should.

We do not start as dust. We do not end as dust. We make more than dust. That's all we ask of you. Make more than dust.

"I want you to spend the night," you said. And it was definitely your phrasing that ensured it. If you had said, "Let's have sex," or "Let's go to my place," or even "I really want you," I'm not sure we would have gone quite as far as we did. But I loved the notion that the night was mine to spend, and I immediately decided to spend it with you.