True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.

And then I did what I had never done in his presence, much less in his arms. I cried.

He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment."Which one is that?" I asked her."Do not bullshit thy father," she said.

The pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?

I wanted to keep looking at her because I wanted to never take my eyes from her, but still I had tolower my eyes, I was so ashamed that even now Jenny was reading my mind so perfectly.'Listen, that's the only goddamn thing I'm asking, Ollie. Otherwise, I know you'll be okay.' That thing in my gut was stirring again, so I was afraid to even speak the word 'okay.' I justlooked mutely at Jenny.

There was a brief silence. I think I heard snow falling.

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.

Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others, genius bordering on madness

The explanations for the things we do in life are many and complex. Supposedly mature adults should live by logic, listen to their reason. Think things out before they act.But maybe they never heard what Dr. London told me one, Freud said that for the little things in life we should react according to our reason. But for really big decisions, we should heed what our unconscious tells us.

What the hell makes you smart?" I asked."I wouldn't go for coffee with you.""Listen - I wouldn't ask you.""That," she replied, "is what makes you stupid.

True love comes quietly without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells get your ears checked.

True love comes quietly without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells get your ears checked.