"There is a way to be good again."
"Gus, our love cannot be measured by the hours it has been given us. It is infinite."
“And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion.”
"I have loved you in silence—a hundred silent declarations of love I have made. Will you accept this, my final declaration—my hundred and first? Will you be my love?"
"I'm so tired. I'm so tired of being treated like an animal. I'm so tired of being treated like I don't matter."
"The stories we tell ourselves are the ones that matter most."
"Atticus had taught me to love and respect all people, no matter their race or social status. He had taught me to stand up for what is right, even when it is difficult."
"Minutiae. It is the small things that make up the big things, that make up the world, that makeup us."
"My name is Susie Salmon. I was fourteen years old when I was murdered."
"And yet, despite the fact that he was in so much pain, he also found a way to be happy."