And maybe, just maybe, it will.

I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve come to learn that predictions don’t mean much. Too much lies outside the realm of medical knowledge. A lot of what happens next comes down to you and your specific genetics, your attitude. No, there’s nothing we can do to stop the inevitable, but that’s not the point. The point is that you should try to make the most of the time you have left.

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever

When I was seventeen, my life changed forever . . .

At times, he even admitted that he'd been more an observer of the world than a participant in it.

It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems.

When I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves to be loved at all.