“The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.”

“The sun was a toddle insistently refusing to go to bed; it was past 8:30 and still light.”

“I'll be at your place tonight, seven thirty.""Does seven thirty mean our reservation is at eight?""Eight fifteen, in case we hit traffic or weather.""Will this mean you'll turn into a pumpkin on the way back, considering we'll probably get home past your bedtime?"Silence then, "Now she gives me smartass and it's still fuckin' cute."”

“If the sun refused to shine, I'd still be loving you. If mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.”

“Every day she waits for night-time. She goes to bed at half past eight because that is the earliest time she can imagine going to bed and because that means that the day is officially over and she doesn't have to do anything more about it. About anything.”

“If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.”