“There is love in holding and there is love in letting go.”

“I thought of the priest who'd told me that many religions hold that it is easier to be closely connected to people we love after death than before.”

“Did she ever think of that, that things experienced in ways different from hers were equally valuable? That the way that he chose to love her was, in fact, loving her, that the face of love depended on the person giving it?”

“People are stupid. Why are they so stupid? There is an algorithm for the way humans were designed: love and be loved. Follow it andyou’re happy. Fight against it and you’re not. It’s so simple, it’s hard to understand.”

“This is the way things work sometimes, that good things get ideas from each other, say, well now let’s go ahead and let her have it all.”

“It's amazing how smart the body is. Though maybe we could do without loving. I think it's overrated, and I think it's too hard. You should only love your children; that is necessary, because otherwise you might kill them. But to love a man? It's overrated, and it's too hard and I will never, ever do it again.”

“It will happen when you're not looking for it. Love likes to take you by surprise.”