The fact was I loved my wife to a degree that I found impossible to express, and so rarely did.

We're not ourselves, are we? I'm certainly not myself, not anymore. And you're not either. You don't seem yourself. Not as I remember you.

Time to tidy up your life. Time to start again.

The problem with all these fiercely individualistic girls was that they were all exactly the same.

You can live your whole life not realizing that what you're looking for is right in front of you.

Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little unjust.

She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it.