The heart is so peculiar. How light and how heavy it can feel at the same time. How light. - Gabrielle Zevin

In certain seasons,
We may be nourished by
The idea of the carrot
More than the carrot itself.

Despite the fact that he loves books and owns a bookstore, A.J. does not particularly care for writers. He finds them to be unkempt, narcissistic, silly, and generally unpleasant people. He tries to avoid the ones who've written books he loves for fear that they will ruin their books for him.

I love you, ... It is hard for me to say, because sometimes it doesn't seem like it is enough.