“One should make the best choice possible given the circumstances, and then avoid second-guessing for the sake of one's own sanity.”

“If loneliness was a choice, what was the other option? To settle for second-best and try to be happy with that? And was that fair to the person you settled for?”

“...one can't avoid the storms and calamities of life, but one can at least find the right partner to face them with.”

“Make your choice and accept the consequences.”

“Given the choice between eating this cupcake or watching Ryan Gosling and Jon Hamm wrestle each other for the privilege of having sex with me, I’d choose the cupcake.”

“I guess I thought the strength of my wanting would be enough to make him appear.”

“She understood the risks, the limits, the possible consequences, and she was willing to accept all of that in return for the sheer joy of being with him. One night with him…one hundred… whatever fate allowed her, she would take.”