“And that's what love is, I suppose. The one thing that is most worth hoping for, and the one thing that's most surprising when it lands. Because it's better. It exceeds hope, makes hope nearsighted.”

“If people could fall apart, why couldn't they fall back together?”

“That your eyes are like bits of sky seen through the leaves. And that, like the rain washes the mud from the leaves, you... how did he say it? Oh yes. That you wash the darkness from the world.”

“I don't think you turn thirty and become immune to mistake-making or lesson learning. You grow wiser (supposedly) but never omniscient. There's always something you need to be taught, and so you keep learning and you keep growing up- until you're dead.”

“Because certain things only come into focus when a person is gone. It’s sad but true. You need memory and loss to polish your thoughts.”

“There are two things in this world every soul wants to be: young and in love. And darling, the stars have aligned - because we are both.”

“Always remember. You will live. You will love. You will dance again.”

“I want to stay with you,” Owen said, his words almost a snarl. “I want to fight with you and be by your side to the end—no matter what that is.”