“Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.”

“The little things, I can obey. The big things—how we think, what we value—those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone—or any society—determine those for you.”

“The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction? ...Offering others what you have to give.”

“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.”

“Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken another heightens. Memory. Memory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it. You dance with it.”

“once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied”

“We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.”