Aristotle taught that stars are made of a different matter than the four earthly elements— a quintessence— that also happens to be what the human psyche is made of. Which is why man’s spirit corresponds to the stars. Perhaps that’s not a very scientific view, but I do like the idea that there’s a little starlight in each of us.

Maybe he's not college-smart, but he's smart in a way they can't teach.

One should make the best choice possible given the circumstances, and then avoid second-guessing for the sake of one's own sanity.

One of the blessings human beings take for granted is the ability to remember pain without re-feeling it. The pain of the physical wounds is long gone …and the other kind of hurt, the damage done to our spirits, has been healed. We are careful with those scarred places in each other.

I have always hated flying. The idea of it is an affront to nature. People are meant to stay on the ground.

I closed my eyes, thinking, Let me love you, Hardy, just let me.

Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you.