Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.

If I'm not telling you something, it's for a reason. Just because you trust me, it doesn't mean I have to automatically trust you. Trust doesn't work like that.

There is something so intimate about saying the truth out loud. There is something so intimate about hearing the truth said. There is something so intimate about sharing the truth, even if you are not entirely sure what it means.

His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.

If you want to be loved, be a lovable. It's a good place to start.

As long as we can conjure, who needs anything else? As long as we can agree on the magical lie and be happy, what more is there to ask for? “I loved you from that moment on,” I say. “I loved you from that moment on,” you agree.

She is carrying herself through the day, and it’s not an easy task.