“I love. I have loved. I will love.”

“Henry loves me. Henry is here, finally, now, finally. And I love him.”

“I love you, always. Time is nothing.”

“Clare, I want to tell you, again, I love you. Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust.”

“It’s dark now and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing.”

“I look at him, look at the book, remember, this book, this moment, the first book I ever loved”

“I wanted someone to love who would stay: stay and be there, always.”