“But bringing people together is what music has always done best.”

“I realize that I will never fully understand the millions of bizarre ways that music brings people together.”

“Nothing connects to the moment like music. I count the music to bring me back, or more precisely, to bring her forward.”

“I've never heard of anybody getting rid of their prized Exile postcards, much less actually writing on them and sending them through the mail to a girl. I watched these two, laughing over this story at the same kitchen table they've shared for thirty years. I realize that I will never fully understand the millions of bizarre ways that music brings people together.”

“I knew I would have to relearn how to listen to music, and that some of the music we'd loved together I'd never be able to hear again.”

“The reality of boy-girl life gets harsh, but in my fantasy, the music keeps them together.”

“And they’re right—what could be scarier, stupider, thanstaying together? How else could you totally guarantee that you would always have reasons to be terrified?”