Chaos is more freedom; in fact, total freedom. But no meanin... - Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

"‎I never wanted to have anything in my life that I couldn't stand losing. But it's too late for that."

"I sit quietly and think about my mom. It's funny how memory erodes, If all I had to work from were my childhood memories, my knowledge of my mother would be faded and soft, with a few sharp memories standing out."

"It's hard being left behind. (...) It's hard to be the one who stays."

"I am suddenly comsumed by nostalgia for the little girl who was me, who loved the fields and believed in God, who spent winter days home sick from school reading Nancy Drew and sucking menthol cough drops, who could keep a secret."

"Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?"