“But life ebbed and flowed. The universe took things away and gave things back”

“Again and again, against all their best efforts to muck things up, the universe found ways to make things right. Heal wounds. Replace darkness with light. And, somehow, these things happened quietly, seamlessly, and without notice.”

“When faced with an irresistible force, an immovable object moves.”

“That’s what relationships are supposed to be all about—sharing the hard parts along with the easy parts and getting to the same destination together.”

“The truth doesn’t make you vulnerable—concealing it does.”

“There are always choices. Sometimes, we just refuse to see them because we fear them—or because they’re masquerading as something else.”

“Why couldn't it belong to him anymore? Why couldn't he belong to it? Because he gave it up. He held on to himself, and he threw the other things away.”