“He wasn't alive because he feared death. He was alive because he loved life.”

“He looked at the world from above. Where I saw threatening waves, he saw tranquil water.”

“He had to be okay. We had no choice.”

“I was discovering that the most precious gift someone can give us is time, because what gives time its value is death.”

“He who could hear my heart knew that I was crying out for help.”

“I told myself that I'd had life too easy, conditioned by an upbringing where fear of change was disguised as caution.”

“I often think about her. One thing she said stayed with me, a dagger in my heart: "You know for me the most horrible thing of all is knowing that he will forget me."I lacked the presence of mind to tell her that it was impossible; she was simply unforgettable.”