To build a world for someone seems a romantic thing from where I stand." Dov shook his head. "Sam Masur, that fucked-up, romantic kid. - Gabrielle Zevin

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

I worry for you. If you love everyone, you'll end up having hurt feelings most of the time. I suppose, relative to the length of your life, you feel as if you've known me a rather long time. Your perspective of time is really very warped, Maya. But I am old and soon, you'll forget you even knew me.

Tragedy is when someone ends up dead.
Everything else is just a bump in the road.