“Not many people get every single thing they want plus all the things they didn't think to ask for in the same day.”

“Think of every single thing that we 'have to' do to get through a day as something that we 'get to' do... before our turn is over. Everything is a gift.”

“Redemption, transformation--God how she wanted these things. Every day, every minute. Didn't everyone?”

“This is what I want. This is the only thing I've ever wanted. Everything else—every single second of every single day that has come before this very moment, this kiss—has meant nothing.”

“What she mostly wanted, he learned, was the same thing many people want--someone to notice she was there.”

“And suddenly it's all so ridiculously and stupidly clear I feel like laughing. This is what I want. This is the only thing i've ever wanted. Everything else---every single second of every single day that has come before this very moment, this kiss---has meant nothing.”