“But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.”

“It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.”

“The things she most wanted to tell him would lose their meaning the moment she put them into words.”

“Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back. That's part of what it means to be alive. But inside our heads - at least that's where I imagine it - there's a little room where we store those memories. A room like the stacks in this library. And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on making new reference cards. We have to dust things off every once in awhile, let in fresh air, change the water in the flower vases. In other words, you'll live forever in your own private library.”

“Somebody once said if it’s something a single book can explain,it’s not worth having explained. What I mean is don’t leap toany conclusions.”

“The faintest gleam of their lost memories glimmered for the briefest moment in their hearts.”

“Any explanation or logic that explains everything so easily has a hidden trap in it. I'm speaking from experience. Somebody once said if it's something a single book can explain, it's not worth having explained. What I mean is don't leap to any conclusions.”