"Sometimes, language is the sound of longing"
- Simon Van Booy
"The love of aman is like a drop of color into something clear."
"She said that one day they would be very old, that the world would be a different place, but it would always be their world, and that the time apart now would be a nightmare from which they would reco..."
"The very best and the very worst of life will come from [their] ability to love strangers."
"I tried to convey to the boy how people’s lives are often altered by curved lines read slowly from paper, sand, or stone."
"It is the afternoon of my birthday, but still the morning of my life."
"Love is also a violence, and cannot be undone."
"When he smiles, they mostly look away. But Martin likes to think they carry his smile for a few blocks – that even the smallest gesture is something grand."
"We all have different lives, Martin believes – but in the end probably feel the same things, and regret the fear we thought might somehow sustain us."
"Royal Young's writing is that rare blend of irony and beauty."