There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.

So I left him there alone to watch history repeat the same events retold again and again on his own.

I don't think anyone would think that an ellipsis represents doubt or anything. I think it's more, you know, hinting at the future. What lies ahead.

He was looking at me, jsut as I'd thought he would be, but like Bert's, his light was not what I expected. No pity, no sadness: nothing had changed. I realized all the times I'd felt people stare at me, their faces had been pictures, abstracts. None of them were mirrors, able to reflect back the expression I thought one I wore, the feelings only I felt.

Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though.

Macon: “It’s true. And if that doesn’t work, use the Jedi Mind Trick. But only if you really have to.” Halley: “The what?” Macon: “The Jedi Mind Trick.” He looked at me. “Didn’t you ever see Star Wars?

I wondered if it was really because he cared about me, or if now I was just another challenge.