“And that's why I finally ended it. I realized today that it's exhausting to be a coward.”
“That's it. It's all going to end. The realization wasn't crushing. It was gentle, like a final tendril of smoke from a dying candle.”
“It's too cowardly, and besides, I don't have the courage. [on why he hadn't killed himself yet]”
“Today I believe in the possibility of love; that is why I endeavor to trace its imperfections, its perversions.”
“It's just...Hardy was always the one I was supposed to end up with. He was everything I dreamed of and wanted. But damn it, why did he have to show up when I thought I'd finally gotten over him?”
“I look back to where my life had been. It's always risky to think of letting go. That's why this is the perfect ending. Nothing left to reconcile.”