I have to go," he said at last, getting to his feet. "I shouldn't even be here, but I cannot keep my self away from you. I worry about you in every waking moment. I love you, Luce. So much it hurts.

I hope that I live for a thousand years, and have a thousand daughters so that there will always be a woman who can curse your name.

Luce and Daniel fell in love for the first- and the last- time

Luce: But I thought you said I should stay away from the hard cases. Arriane: Rule number two — don't listen to me!

Cam was so much clearer, easier to figure out. Like he was algebra and Daniel was calculus.

I will wait for you as long as it takes. I will love you every moment across time.

I don’t know how you can stand it. Over and over again, the same sadness—” He lifted her up. “The same ecstasy—” “The same fire that kills everything—” “The same passion that ignites it all again. You don’t know. You can’t remember how wonderful—” “I’ve seen it. I do know.