She found herself thinking of how it would feel to be safely trapped in his arms, with no more possibility to choose.

Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains

Even though he was afraid to admit it, when he was with her it seemed it was worth doing all those normal things that normal people do.

People took what they wanted, they clutched at coincidences, the few there were, and made a life from them. . . . Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains.

She hadn't chosen him over all the others. The truth was that she hadn't even thought about anyone else.

The love of those we don't love in return settles on the surface and from there quickly evaporates.

Feeling special is the worst kind of cage a person can build for himself.

Why did you choose to stay here?" (...) "I don't know," he said. "It's as if there's more oxygen here.

Mattia's voice no longer stirred anything in his stomach, but he was aware of the idea of him and always would be, as the only true benchmark for everything that had come afterward.

...finally her hands, so light, holding his head still and catching all his thoughts and imprisoning them there, in the space that no longer existed between them.

Mattia thought that he and Alice were like that, twin primes, alone and lost, close but not close enough to really touch each other.

Rain drops are not the ones who bring the clouds.

My disease is one of the best things that has happened to me it has pulled me out of a quietly desperate life toward one full of love and hope.

I just say the moral out of my life is don't quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn't come in yet. Mine hadn't.

capital cannot be more beneficially employed, then in strengthening and aiding the productive powers of nature.

Sometimes the Lord brings us low before he can lift us higher.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

My whole life I've been a seeker, searching for something.

Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry.

For me writing is like breathing. I could not live without breathing and I could not live without writing.

Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.