But it was too late now. A lifetime too late. A million wishes too late.

You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.

Sometimes a simple question could have a complicated answer.

Sooner or later everyone was driven to love someone they could never have.

I never lie for the sake of kindness,” he murmured, smiling. “One of my many flaws.

Haven't you ever wished that you could steal back just a few hours of your past?" she asked softly. "That's all I want... just a little taste of what might have been.

But the absence of tears wasn't the same as an absence of feeling.