Do you know why I left America, Lidewij? So that I would never again have to encounter Americans." "But you are an American." "Incurably so, it seems.

I even tried to tell myself to live my best life today.

I've gotten really hot since you went blind.

Books are seldom useful unless they are also beautiful.

Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base.

I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness.

I want to minimize the deaths I am responsible for.