The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it.
Memories need to be shared.
It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.
Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none.
Memory is the happiness of being alone.
We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.
If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever.
For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps, it was only an echo.
The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past.
I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.
Teasing's part of the fun that comes before kissing.
It's the choosing that's important, isn't it?