“Love. People threw that word around like carzy.”

“People throw the word love around like confetti when they actually mean affection.”

“Lahiri's characters, just like people all around us, are constantly telling each other important things, but not necessarily in words.”

“Some people never say the words ‘I love you’. It’s not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words: ‘I love you’ But, like a child, they’re longing to be told”

“I turned around, stepped over the Zebra and threw myself overboard.”

“But if it couldn't be love and it didn't feel like lust, what was it? Like? Did he like her? Of course, he did, but that word didn't capture his feelings, either. It was a little too... vague and soft around the edges. People liked ice cream. People liked to watch television. It meant nothing, and it didn't come close to explaining why, for the first time, he felt the urge to tell someone the truth...”