"But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives."
"Life doesn't require ideals. It requires standards of action."
"With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy."
"I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once."
"I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning."
"Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt."