Every letter was a love letter. Of course, as love letters went, this one could have been better. It was not very promising, for instance, that Madeleine claimed not to want to see him for the next half-century.

I wanted to be an actor. My parents were not too keen on that.

My goal in life is to become an adjective.

The lover`s discourse was of an extreme solitude. The solitude was extreme because it wasn`t physical. It was extreme because you felt it while in the company of the person you loved. It was extreme because it was in your head, the most solitary of places.

I think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are.

If Mitchell was ever going to become a good Christian, he would have to stop disliking people so intensely.

Every letter was a love letter. Of course, as love letters went, this one could have been better. It was not very promising, for instance, that Madeleine claimed not to want to see him for the next half-century.