“the truth is you were born for you. you were wanted by you. you came for you. you are here for you. your existence is yours. yes.”

“Shall we never never get rid of this Past? ... It lies upon the Present like a giant's dead body.”

“I am here. I am in the present tense. I'm not always here, and sometimes here is a very difficult place. Sometimes it is a labyrinth, or a Minotaur, or a rope I can neither let go of nor follow. It's hard to find the right words, but I guess I would say that it's something like feeling the floor. And that it is my privilege to feel it.”

“One of the most convicting things I have recently come to realize about Jesus is that He was never, not once, in a hurry.”

“Neither. I was attracted to him because he’s hot. Though, I stayed with him because he’s fucking awesome in bed.”

“In order to live a meaningful life, humans need answers, i.e., a certain understanding of basic existential questions. These ‘answers’ do not have to be made completely explicit, as a lack of words does not necessarily indicate a lack of understanding, but one has to able to place oneself in the world and build a relatively stable identity. The founding of such an identity is only possible if one can tell a relatively coherent story about who one has been and who one intends to be.”

“Slowly, her slim hand smoothed over the swell of his buttock, lingering there. A shocked laugh choked his throat, the sound muddled by a stifled groan that her intrigued touch elicited. The saucy little sneak thief was copping a feel. He felt inclined to turn around and let her get a handful.”

“I love you... More than all the stars in the universe. In this life and ever after. I love you.”