“Even if you’re the victor, you’ve hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.”

“These kinds of fights can never be won - even if you're the victor, you've hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.”

“The way you argued with me, you would have thought that we were debating the existence of God or whether or not we should move in together. These kinds of fights can never be won – even if you’re the victor, you’ve hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.”

“There has to be a moment at the beginning where you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lovers’ face.”

“Every person is a possibility. The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility.”

“I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.”

“He doesn’t just look upset—he looks newly blind. There is such loss in his eyes, and it permeates every other part of his body.”