Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants

"With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not."

"After sixty-one years together, she simply clutched my hand and exhaled."

"I stare at her for a long moment. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life."

"Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it."

"Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it."

"Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it."