“Angela had been grieving Marcos almost as long as she'd known him, and finally, like a rainbow against a bruise-hued cloud, she saw the real Marcos—not as an idea, dream, hope, or possibility—but as he really was. Marcos drew an outline of a person who was generous, wise, and kind, and Angela's longing animated his image with life and color. This two-dimensional Marcos, the one she imagined, was never real.”
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“Every relationship is a finite disappointment. Sensuality is what gives us infinite hope.”
“There are many versions to love and not all types are equal; just like no two hearts are the same.”
“And in the silence I suddenly understood the many ways a person can die but still be alive.”
“He felt the emotions of his pain captured by people everywhere.”
“I had one true love, and it broke me. Now I don't dare to be with anyone else.”