“If you couldn't tell the difference between what hurt and what didn't, you had no business being alive. You can't have any good times if you can't tell.”
“You can't ever tell what's going to hurt people.”
“At the time I thought what I had with you and your mother was better than nothing. But if you can't tell the truth to the people you care about the most, eventually you stop being able to tell the truth to yourself.”
“Tell me." Edward had to raise his voice a little. "Do you live by the principle that what people don't know can't hurt them?""No," Harper replied. "What people don't know can't hurt me.”
“I have something very important to say to you, but I can't tell you what it is. It's a very important thing, but I'll tell you another time.”
“Don't worry about meaning. If a story's any good, it can't help but have meaning. Let the PhDs tell you what your story means.”