“I have never desired anything more than him in this moment.”

“Before, if I thought Christmas, I would have remembered my past on Earth and would have succumbed to the aching sadness for a life I can never have again.Now, I can think the word and not feel anything but a dull ache, a phantom pain for a part of my life that’s been amputated. [p.244]”

“You could have valued our lives more than your secrets.”

“And in her smile I see something more beautiful than the stars.”

“I will never, never be the same.I have seen stars.Real stars.”

“More than the sound of my own beating heart, I miss the sound of a ticking clock. Time passes. It must pass....”

“I never thought about how important the sky was until I didn't have one.”