“You can even get used to having a hole in your life where someone used to live. A hole where you thought they'd live for always, except that one day they just step sideways, without looking back or saying good-bye, and vanish forever.”

“Things I Want to Happen After I die: You're allowed to be sad, but you're not allowed to be too sad. If you're always sad when you think about me, then how can you remember me? —Sam McQueen”

“It's never wise to laugh at things you don't understand...If you're not careful, they might start laughing back at you.”

“There's no point having wishes if you don't at least try to do them”

“What are you doing?""Playing house" said Felix"Do you want to come and pour the tea?"Ella's not stupid. "You are not.”

“It had struck me that the world was full of holes, holes which you could fall into, never to be seen again. I couldn't understand the difference between disappearance and death. Both seemed the same to me, both left holes. Holes in your heart holes in your life.”

“You can live your whole life not realising that what you're looking for is right in front of you.”