“Love wasn't rational; there was no proof that it even existed outside of people's imaginings.”

“Love wasn't meant to be rational. It was meant to be experienced and felt.”

“The rationalist imagines an imbecile-free society; the empiricist and imbecile-proof one, or even better, a rationalist-proof one.”

“It's gratifying to know that you've appeared in someone else's dreams. It's proof that you exist, in a way, proof that you have substance and value outside the walls of your own mind.”

“With a book, she could at least visit with people, even if it was vicariously, even if they didn't exist beyond someone's imagination.”

“People, I thought, wanted security. They couldn't bear the idea of death being a big black nothing, couldn't bear the thought of their loved ones not existing, and couldn't even imagine themselves not existing. I finally decided that people believed in an afterlife because they couldn't bear not to.”