“Don’t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you are not taking advantage of it?”

“Not just beautiful, though—the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me.”

“Isn’t it such a tragic thing, when you can see it so clearly but the other person doesn’t?”

“You are not accidental. The world needs you. Without you, something will be missing in existence and nobody can replace it.”

“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”

“The feel of her head against his shoulder, of her familiar body, sent a shock of emotion over him. His arms holding her had a tendency to tighten around her.”