“One should not seek those who do not wish to be found.”

“Time did not mean anything to those who had too much of it, but it was even more precious once it was limited.”

“Why should I? What do you promise me?Nothing. And everything. A life of danger and adventure. A chance to be yourself. Leave him. Come with me.”

“It wasn't a lie, not at all like one of those lies she told herself all the time, like This is the last drink of the evening, or I'm not going to set the bitch's house on fire.”

“He knew what it was like to love one who did not--or could not--love you back. But he'd had no choice. None of them did.”

“I lived for those moments when we were together, those few times in my life that I actually felt alive.”

“Instead of fearing the future, I should live and enjoy the present, she told herself.”