“Everything I ever said to you was true and is true.”

“I tell myself your spirits were down the day you wrote. You're fine and we're fine. I hope it's true.”

“The dreams weren’t as pleasing when they had no chance of coming true”

“I think the true ascent of man, the moment when humans divided irrevobably from apes and other fellow creatures, occurred with the birth of the first distinct soul. And much happiness ensued.”

“d it was true she experienced even the strongest pleasures and poignancies down pretty deep. They tended not to make it all the way up to her face. [Lena]”

“You are not going to die, I know I said I'd let you, but I can't.”

“You don't mean it," he said mournfully. Not at all, she thought. "Yes, I do," she said.”