“Books are not luxuries. They are the meat and drink for the mind.”

“The grief of children was unconditional, fueled by the implicit belief that it would last forever; for a child, grief was not grief unless it was eternal.”

“Time doesn't heal, it just gives you other things to think about.”

“We distract ourselves with details. It's a way of coping.”

“That's what hell means, perhaps, being compelled not just to live but to relive.”

“Somedays you're the pigeon, somedays you're the statue.”

“Love is a luxury.""No. Love is an element."An element. Like air to breathe, earth to stand on.”