Our moment had passed somehow. I was different. He was, too. Without our โmadnessโ to unite us, there wasnโt anything much there. Or maybe too much had happened in too short a time. Itโs like when you take a trip with someone you donโt know very well. Sometimes you can get very close very quickly, but then after the trip is over, you realise all that was a false sort of closeness. An intimacy based on the trip more than the travellers, if that makes any sense.
Gabrielle ZevinNo one actually needs another person or another person's love to survive. Love is when we have irrationally convinced ourselves that we do.
Gabrielle ZevinLife used to move much more quickly when I was a girl. We needed to abbreviate just to keep up.
Gabrielle ZevinYou know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?
Gabrielle ZevinA life isn't measured in hours or minutes. Its the quality not the length. All things considered I've been luckier than most. Almost sixteen years on Earth, and I've already had eight good ones here. I expect to have eight more before all's good said and done. Nearly thirty-two years total, and that's not too shabby
Gabrielle Zevin