“As for your vision,& what is or isn’t written,Stay faithful until it’s fateful.”

“I don’t think that science and the paranormal have to be at war; in fact, it’s crucial that they work together. It seems naïve to believe that the world is exactly as it seems.”

“The longer I lived, the longer it would be until I saw him alive again, until I could taste his new lips and run my fingers through his new hair. We could be young and beautiful again . . .”

“He made me feel unhinged . . . like he could take me apart and put me back together again and again.”

“I knew right then you were the only one for me.” He pulled her handfrom his face, kissed her palm, then pressed it flat against his chest. “Beatings, battles, fights. No matter how bleak the circumstance, no matter how my soul despaired … this heart never once gave up.” His voice deepened, went thick with emotion. “I’ve a theory as to why. Do you want to hear it?”She nodded.”This heart is yours. It’s yours,” he said. “It always will be.”

“When we can’t understand the science behind something in this world, we make up mythological entities that we can relate to. We personify the forces of nature that mystify us, using our boundless imaginations to comfort us and make us feel like we have some control over these things that are much bigger than we are.”

“He would reach for me in the middle of the night, nearly every single night, wrapping one of those solid arms around my waist and pulling me in close. So. Close.”

“Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.”

“My love, you made me. It is now my reward to keep you whole.”

“Fears are not meant to be conquered, but they are meant to be respected.”