I have so much paperwork. I'm afraid my paperwork has paperwork. - Gabrielle Zevin

In the end, the end of a life only matters to friends, family, and other folks you used to know. For everyone else, it's just another end.

He was tired of having to move so carefully, of having to be so careful. He wanted to be able to skip, for God's sake. He wanted to be Ichigo. He wanted to surf, and ski, and parasail, and fly, and scale mountains and buildings. He wanted to die a million deaths like Ichigo, and no matter what damage was inflicted on his body during the day, he'd wake up tomorrow, new and whole. He wanted Ichigo's life, a lifetime of endless, immaculate tomorrows, free of mistakes and the evidence of having lived.

Saying you're through with romance is like saying you're done with living, Betty. Life is better with a little romance, you know.