“Every conflict plagues the peace that follows it.”

“Love is a gift we deliver when we would rather not.”

“Fidelity in a sad marriage can fairly be described as an act of faith.”

“Love is an activity, not a feeling…True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one’s fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require of ourselves for the sake of another when we would rather be selfish.”

“Once again, he does something and I can't decide if it's sweet, if it's perverted, or if it's criminal.”

“It's really hell being crazy sometimes.”

“to know a piece of grass, you’ve got to see the ground that grew it. Maybe that’s why I remember every detail of that night, every inch of ground we covered, as I followed Zach to the place that had made him, seeing them both with fresh eyes.”