The way to turn an ex-lover into a friend is to never stop loving them, to know that when one phase of a relationship ends, it can transform into som… - Gabrielle Zevin

To know that when one phase of a relationship ends it can transform into something else. It is to acknowledge that love is both a constant and a variable at the same time.

I was just thinking... isn't it lucky that we decided to become co-editors? If one takes a blow to the head, the other can fill in. If the other's lung spontaneoulsy collapses, the one can fill in. It's a perfect system once you think about it.
~Will Landsman

To return to the city of one's birth always felt like retreat.

The most successful people are also the most able to change their mindsets.