“This overwhelming, encompassing feeling is love. It's not perfect and it's messy as hell. And it's exactly what I need.”

“By and large, people who choose to go into science are not greatly interested in psychological problems... He liked the exactness of science, and the perfection of its truths - Humanity could be rather messy in comparison.”

“Life is exactly what you make it; it can be a heaven or hell; it's all up to you.”

“It's not the right word, Eva," he pressed on stubbornly, his lips at my ear. "That's why I haven't said it. It's not the right word for you and what I feel for you.""Shut up. If you care about me at all, you'll just shut up and go away.""I've been loved before--by Corinne, by other women...But what the hell do they know about me? What the hell are they in love with when they don't know how fucked up I am? If that's love, it's nothing compared to what I feel for you.”

“I think love is huge, overwhelming. I think it's terrible and beautiful.”

“It's life, and it's messy, and it breaks down.”