“I don't write romance novels.”

“It's your eyes. They're ... more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn't have.”

“It's hard for me to talk to her. All I can do when I look at her is think about the day when I won't be able to. So I spend all my time at school thinking about her, wishing I could see her right then, but when I get to her house, I don't know what to say.”

“everyone - you included - is on her best behavior in the beginning of a relationship. Sometimes little quirks turn out to be big ones, and the big advantage that women have - sometimes the only advantage - is their intuition.”

“You might not believe it...but you make the world a better place when you smile.”

“Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.”

“Life piles up so fast that I have no time to write out the equally fast rising mound of reflections.”

“They get up early, because they have so much to do, and go to bed early, because they have so little to think about.”