As they spoke, the only thing I could think about was that scene from Julius Caesar where Brutus stabs him in the back. Et tu, Eric?

That'’s a way to increase the realism to the reader, if you want to get technical - you leave it [character] vague and you let the reader fill in the blanks with their imagination.

If you're going to sit on someone's tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?

People didn't change. they liked what they liked even if they didn't understand why.

If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.

I watch with breaking heart as you slowly fade away

I've wanted to go out with you from the first moment I saw you. I just had to wait until you were ready.