“I can't bring myself to trust you. But even if you were to betray me, and even if you were to become my enemy... would it be okay for me to love? Could you... let me love you?”

“If you really do love her, don’t look away, no matter what happens. No matter what you see, no matter what you learn about her, don’t look away. Once you got her in your embrace, don’t let go. Once you decide you love someone, that’s your responsibility.”

“I always see your magic, Isaac. Did you know that? It's sure not a magic trick that makes me like you, right? From now on and forever--”

“It's okay. You don't have to worry about anything. That's because I'm here.”

“You can’t run away. The past will be only too happy to chase you —- in absolute, complete, and total earnest. Do you know why? Because they’re lonely. The past and memories are very lonely things. I don’t believe in God. Because he doesn’t have a fixed form. The past certainly does exist, even in a world where the future doesn’t have a fixed form. Even if it’s being colored by misunderstandings and delusions, a person’s past can’t be anything but the truth as long as he believes in it. If that’s what you base your actions or your way of life on, isn’t that like being god?”

“If you make fiction just as valuable as reality, then any reality you don't need can be a delusion”

“If reality is as equally valuable as fiction, then you should just chalk up the parts of the past you don’t need to your imagination”