The thing about champagne,you say, unfoiling the cork, unwinding the wire restraint, is that is the ultimate associative object. Every time you open a bottle of champagne, it's a celebration, so there's no better way of starting a celebration than opening a bottle of champagne. Every time you sip it, you're sipping from all those other celebrations. The joy accumulates over time.

Dispel, v. It was the way you said, “I have something to tell you.” I could feel the magic drain from the room.

There is no such thing as no choice. There is always a choice. The only question is whether it's a bearable one.

She is so lost in her sadness that she has no idea how visible it is.

barfly n. You have the ability to talk to anyone which is an ability I do not share.

This is what love does: It makes you want to rewrite the world. It makes you want to choose the characters, build the scenery, guide the plot. The person you love sits across from you, and you want to do everything in your power to make it possible, endlessly possible. And when it’s just the two of you, alone in a room, you can pretend that this is how it is, this is how it will be.

Let’s make plans,” I ventured. And Sofia smiled and said, “No, let’s leave it to chance.