“A clockwork heart can't replace the real thing.”
“A dog is not a thing. A thing is replaceable. A dog is not. A thing is disposable. A dog is not. A thing doesn’t have a heart. A dog’s heart is bigger than any “thing” you can ever own.”
“Sooner or later, clockwork requires each piece to accept its nature or break. Hearts are no different.”
“They lay there for a few seconds, in the dark, in the future, listening to the fabulous clockwork of their hearts and lungs, and loving each other”
“Books are for those without real lives, he thought. And they are no real replacement.”
“Time is something you can't replace”