“And of course there is always joy in witnessing the joy of others.”

“Do you miss her?''Who? Emma? Of course. Every day. She was my best friend.”

“Of course you should study whatever you want. The written appreciation and understanding of literature, or any kind of artistic endeavour, is absolutely central to a decent society. Why d'you think books are the first things that the fascists burn?”

“I contemplate the idea that maybe I'm an alcoholic. I get this occassionally, the need to define myself as something-or-the-other, and at various times in my life have wondered if I'm a Goth, a homosexul, a Jew, a Catholic or a manic depressive, whether I am adopted, or have a hole in my heart, or possess the ability to move objects with the power of my mind, and have always, most regretfully, come to the conclusion that I'm none of the above. The fact is I'm actually not ANYTHING.”

“Whatever happens tomorrow, we had today; and I'll always remember it”

“Maybe we've grown out of each other.”

“In the future, I'll be braver, she told herself. In the future, I will always speak my mind, eloquently, passionately.”