“Buenos dias," she said in response to Hernandez's soft greeting. They had a pact to speak only Spanish to each other, with the result that their conversation never got beyond hello and good-bye.”
“it's a little girl named anna, and she doesn't know if she's ready to say good-bye to a father she's never really said hello to.”
“She thought how strange it would be if she ever said 'Hello' to him. One did not greet oneself each morning.”
“She considered [her] life, which had not been a life but only a sort of greeting, a Hello There.”
“Good-bye and hello, as always.”
“I have had passionate kisses and fierce ones, kisses so sweet they tasted like pure honey and kisses that cut like knives, but until this moment, I’ve never had one that said both hello and good-bye.”