What she mostly wanted, he learned, was the same thing many people want--someone to notice she was there.

Going back to something is harder than you think.

With Marguerite, he wanted only time—more and more time—and he was granted it, nighttimes and daytimes and nighttimes again.

Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

And I suppose tapes are a desperate attempt to steal something from Death's suitcase.

People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does.

The secret to happiness...be satisfied and be grateful.