“Self-preservation isn't worth it if you can't live with the self you're preserving”

“How sad it must be for you to be nothing more than a hollow statue, to have your tomb preserved and your story forgotten.”

“Your life is your life. You can't live it in compartments.Each place you're in has a door open at either end.”

“Because sometimes you just have to dance like a madman in the Self-Help section of your local bookstore.”

“only, adj. Thats the dilemma isn't it? when you're single, there's the sadness and joy of only me. And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of only you.”

“I love you-I do-but I am afraid of making that love too important. Because you're always going to leave me, A. We can't deny it. You're always going to leave.”

“It's like you're a character in this book that everyone around you is writing, and suddenly you have to say, 'I'm sorry, but this role isn't right for me'. And you have to start writing your own life and doing your own thing.”