“Don’t be an idiot,” Terric said. “You were unconscious less than ten minutes ago.” “And you were a dick. One of us got better.”

“She made the same money in ten minutes that I had made in a day with some hours thrown in. Monetarily speaking, it seemed sure as shit you were better off having a pussy than a cock.”

“But I'd long ago learned not to be picky in farewells. They weren't guaranteed or promised. You were lucky, more than blessed, if you got a good-bye at all.”

“I haven’t been a good guest in Hugo’s life. I access his memories and discover that he and Austin first became boyfriends at this very celebration, a year ago this weekend. They’d been friends for a little while, but they’d never talked about how they felt. They were each afraid of ruining the friendship, and instead of making it better, their caution made everything awkward. So finally, as a pair of twentysomething men passed by holding hands, Austin said, “Hey, that could be us in ten years.”And Hugo said, “Or ten months.”And Austin said, “Or ten days.”And Hugo said, “Or ten minutes.”And Austin said, “Or ten seconds.”Then they each counted to ten, and held hands for the rest of the day.The start of it.Hugo would have remembered this.But I didn’t.”

“Fifteen minutes with you Well, I wouldn't say no Oh, people said that you were virtually dead And they were so wrongFifteen minutes with you Oh, well, I wouldn't say no Oh, people said that you were easily led And they were half-right”

“Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life.”