“If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.”

When things break, it’s not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy.

Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.

Some people have lives; some people have music.

Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don’t wanna make eye contact while telling it

Without pain, how could we know joy?

My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.

I just did some calculations and I’ve been able to determine that you’re full of shit.

That’s part of what I like about the book in some ways. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence.

Our fearlessness shall be our secret weapon.

Talking to a drunk person was like talking to an extremely happy, severely brain-damaged three-year-old.

Life works best when we think of people as people.

I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.

Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.

I didn’t need you, you idiot. I picked you. And then you picked me back.