“So you are dying for love, then," Will said finally, his voice sounding constricted to his own ears. 'Dying a little faster for love. And there are worse things to die for.”
“I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.”
“Let me die the moment my love dies. Let me not outlive my own capacity to love. Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”
“His lips nuzzled her ear. “Whether you go or stay, I will love you until I die,” he whispered.”
“And I'm suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married...?" His voice tightened. "And meanwhile, I'll die a little bit more every day, watching.”
“It's a little bit like what Akari said to his grandmother in Shikoku, during her final illness: 'Please cheer up and die!”