Oh," says Owen, "but I would have, you know." "I know you would have," says Liz, "and knowing you would have is nearly as good.

My heart was a little bit broken, but I still had to go to school. I buttoned my dress shirt over it and my winter coat, too. I hoped it didn't show too much.

I'm allergic to sad memories. It's the worst.

He kissed me, though not in a sexy way. Gentle. Tender.

People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men.

Someday, you do not know when, you will be driving down the road and someday, you do not now when, you will make a wrong tun. At the end of the road, when you're least expecting it, he (or indeed she) will be there.

It was strange, really. A couple months ago, I had thought I couldn’t live without him. Apparently I could.