“So many things that seemed crucial and excruciatingly hard ended and then didn't matter anymore, forever after”

“We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories.”

“And even if you hate her, can't stand her, even if she's ruining your life, there's something about her, some romance, some power. She's absolutely herself. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get to her. And when she dies, the world will be flat, too simple, reasonable, fair.”

“He was a man too busy to flush toilets.”

“When we're not looking seems to be the time when God finds the most delight in surprising us”

“The world is full of tragedy; and sympathy, a little common sympathy, can do so much to soften the worst of grief. It is for the lack of that, that people despair and go down.”

“A true friend is the one who treats you and gives you advices, exactly as if he is treating himself and giving advices to himself, so if you are a true friend never ever talk about your friends behind their backs, cause you must be sure that you are talking about yourself :)”