“It was the very moment when I thought, At last, she is going to stay, but in fact it was her good-bye.”

“Good-bye,' he said with sudden force, and his eyes gleamed with their last light. 'Good-bye.... Listen ... you know I didn't kiss you then.... Breathe on the dying lamp, and let it go out ...”

“She thought it lovely, and at the same time felt relief that, at the moment, her heart kept silent. A speaking heart could break-she knew that very well. As long as hers remained content, she'd stay relaxed and happy.”

“Whenever I see her, we laugh enough to last for the month. She's my best friend, and someday when we're old enough I'm going to talk her into staying here forever.”

“I've had good moments scattered since then, times when I thought I was better, but that was the last day I felt triumphant.”

“She sketched this moment into her mind, because nothing could be so perfect. Nothing could stay right, and last.”