“Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief.”
“Every fairy tale offers the potential to surpass present limits, so in a sense the fairy tale offers you freedoms that reality denies.”
“Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.”
“The flaw isn't in the plan; it's in our own weakness. The plan offers such promise!”
“What I've got to offer you is your life.''It's not yours to offer...”
“I can offer you my life, though it is a short life. I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many beats it shall sustain. But I love you enough to hope the rest of my life-whatever its length-happy, by spending it with you.-Jem.”