“In other words, you can buy happiness off the rack—but sadness is tailor-made just for you.”

“English: "Some people are opposed to anything, before they understand what they criticize." Česky: „Někteří lidé oponují dřív, než pochopí, co kritizují.”

“Etienne gave me lessons. Three of them. Then he said I was a menace and refused to teach me anything more for fear that I’d slice his head off.”

“What did it say about me that all of my favorite novels fell somewhere between a love letter and a suicide note?”

“I close my eyes and dream, because wishes are out of my reach. They require hope. Dreams do not; they are fueled by the unreal, the forbidden, the things that will not ever exist in this world.”

“If you fear the past, it becomes your future.”

“The smog curled between the streetlamps and the spokes of the wrought iron framework. It seemed through your body and into your bones.”

“Why are you behaving like this? You know how much I love you … and I believe you love me as much, so why are you avoiding me?”