“Some days I wake up and think, How did I get here? It's like one day, you just realize you're not young anymore, and you already made your choices, and now it's too late to change anything.”

“Yes. There is one God, and he lives in the sky, and he hears all of us. It is just that here on earth, we are confused about how to believe in him. But what does it matter, as long as we trust he is there?”

“Not that I regretted having Annie; I'd never felt that way for a second. I just regretted that I'd never had a chance to live the life I'd thought I was supposed to.”

“I look to the right as I cross the bridge and smile to see the tip of the Eiffel Tower soaring over rooftops in the distance on the other side of the river. I've seen it in photographs a thousand times, but seeing it in person for the first time that reminds me that I'm really, truly here, thousands of miles away, across an ocean from home.”

“Life doesn't work out the way we plan, but maybe it works out the way it's supposed to after all.”

“Il cuore di una persona traspariva sempre dai dolci che cucinava, e se c'era oscurtità nella sua anima ci sarebbe stata anche nelle sue paste.”

“«Chérie, guardo scomparire le stelle», spiegò dopo un minuto.«Perché?» domando io.«Perché anche se non riesci a vederle sono sempre là» disse. «Si stanno solo nascondendo dietro il sole.»«E con questo?» replicai timidamente io.Lei mi lasciò andare e si chinò per guardarmi negli occhi. «Tesoro mio, è bello rammentare che non sempre hai bisogno di vedere qualcosa per sapere che c'è.»”