“It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn't always there.”
“Better?" I went from holding her hand to hugging her. "Lindy, you loved me when I wasn't even human.You kissed me when I had no lips. You saw what was deep down inside me when I wasn't even sureabout it myself. Believe me, there's no way I could do better. I think you're perfect.”
“She was my destination. I was always on the way to Lena, even when I wasn't. Even when she wasn't on her way to me.”
“It was great. Freedom even the imagined kind always is.”
“Even though I wasn't there, you were always with me. Always.”
“I was cursed with the pessimism of both the Russians and the Jews two of the gloomiest tribes in the world. Still if there wasn't greatness in me maybe I had the talent to recognize it in others even in the most irritating others.”