“You are here to learn, not to love. Although you may learn not to love, which is another thing entirely.”

“Only a man of genius can bare a solitary life.”

“Some have it that patience is actually despair dressed as a virtue.”

“Giddy's answer did not surprise her, even as it did. Knowing and not knowing.”

“... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go"... "people have reasons for doing the things that they do, especially when they care about you. You may not always understand what they are, but if you can try to understand the person then you might see that they really care, despite what happened."pg 100 Meredith to Vlad”

“Love is love. It is God-given, and a sacrament. It is not for any man to judge.”

“For love that is not requited in equal measure is not love at all; it is not sacred. And holding on to the ideal of such love can keep us from finding the one that is true.”