“Like, you're never alone here. But also, you're never with people. It's possible this isn't a hospital-specific problem, come to think of it.”
“You're a wonderful person, Jamie. You're beautiful, you're kind, you're gentle...you're everything that I'd like to be. If people don't like you, or they think you're strange, then that's their problem.”
“But don't go thinking that I'm critical of you, Anton, because really I'm not. Not a bit! It's just that you're not here. I'm alone and I'm frightened and you're not here. And you're not ever going to be here for me.”
“If people don't like you, or they think you're strange, then that's their problem.”
“You're never alone when you're reading a book.”
“Love never comes when you're ready for it... As soon as you're ready for it, it's too late, and it's gone.”