“If you stay on the sidelines of the here and now then your future will only ever be a pale version of a dream you never had the courage to experience.”

“You can only take steps toward the future you want. It's not guaranteed to be there.”

“If you don't have any dreams then they won't come true.”

“You take your flashlight out on your walks, right?” Simon asked.“Depends on the moonlight.”“From now on, take it with you every night. When you’re outwalking this way, you’ll pass the gazebo, where, chances are, I willbe smoking.”“Then what?”“You can signal—say, three times if you want to take a walk withme. Twice if you want to walk alone. that way I’ll just let you walkon. It’ll be like a military code. No one gets hurt.”I laughed. “that’s silly and charming.”“I try. I can signal back with my cigarette lighter too,” Simonsaid, holding up the lighter and firing off three short bursts offlame. “So, like, if I see you first and I happen to not wish to talk toyou, I can fire off two bursts and block you in your tracks.”

“You think you know everything that's happening around you. But you can't always see clearly when your staning right there in the picture.”

“They're on a crash course to nowhere. But you, my lady friend, you're a black hole. You've sucked me in, and now there's no escape...”

“If you kept your light inside of yourself too long, it might burn out altogether.”