“Words are so ridiculous sometimes. They don't really mean anything, but they're all I have.”

“They're just words. And words alone don't really mean anything. It's what you feel and what you believe when you say them that matter.”

“Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.”

“I mean, I'm not antisocial or anything, but I sometimes don't see the point of hanging out with a whole bunch of people at a party if all you really want to do is hang out with just one person.”

“Many things that don't really mean so much of anything, are wonderful.”

“Do you ever think it's the dead that have the happy ending? Just they don't have to worry about surviving.""But they're dead," he says"Yeah. That means they don't have to remember anything."Elias shakes his head. "That means they can't ever love."I snort. "So they don't know loss.”