“Tristan frowned, not sure if he wanted to live forever.He hadn't even wanted to wake up that morning.Forever seemed a bit ambitious.”

“Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead,But the Master is awakeAnd he lives forever.He watches.He is clear.How happy he is!For he sees that wakefulness is life.How happy he is,Following the path of the awakened.With Great perseveranceHe meditates, seekingFreedom and happiness. ”

“I'm not sure this is a world I belong in anymore. I'm not sure that I want to wake up.”

“Her entire being was like a wonderful yet horrible dream he wasn’t sure he could or would want to wake up from.”

“I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.”

“He wanted to wake up every morning to her. Go to sleep with his body wrapped tightly around hers. He wanted her to have his child—his children. He knew he wanted to live out the rest of his life with her by his side and when he died, he wanted to die in her arms.”