"It's hard to remember that this day will never come again. That the time is now and the place is here and there no second chances at a single moment." —Chapter 1, pg. 19

"We were not free men. He made sense out of dullness." —Chapter 1, pg. 20

"They say that each snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it?" —Chapter 1, pg. 43

"You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play. It's the playing that's irresistible. Dicing from one year to the next with the things you love, what you risk reveals what you value." —Chapter 1, pg. 43

"To kiss well one must kiss solely. No groping hands or stammering hearts. The lips and the lips alone are the pleasure. Passion is sweeter...