A year later, when I turned sixteen, my father died of cancer. And from then on the dead form a sort of chain, a macabre necklace that weighs a ton, and whose last, closing link will be me, I guess.

You can tell if someone really loves Books by the way they look at them, how they open and close them, how they turn the pages.

And you know what? My kisses are mine. I don’t have to explain them to anyone, I’ll give them out as I see fit and to whomever I want. Like money. Except that everyone has kisses, they’re much more democratic, and a lot more dangerous too, since they put us all on the same level. And if you did the same, if we all did the same, the world might be a little more chaotic but a lot more fun.

I will never be seen through your eyes again. When the world begins to depopulate of the people who love us, we become, little by little and following the rhythm of death, strangers. My place in the world was in your gaze and it was so unquestionable and perpetual that I never bothered to find out what was there.

We’re never as formidable as when we’re in love and our love is reciprocated.

Todos vemos cosas distintas, todos vemos siempre lo mismo, y lo que vemos nos define absolutamente. Y amamos instintivamente a los que ven lo mismo que nosotros, y les reconocemos al instante.

You have to reach a certain age before it’s possible to feel affection for the city you were born in, or where you spent your childhood, before you stop allowing familiarity to keep your eyes closed, or stop wanting to run away to find a new adventure every morning.

What we think isn’t so important; it’s what we see that really counts.

Each of us sees different things, but we always see the same things, and what we see defines us absolutely. Instinctively, we love other people who see the same things that we do, and we recognize each other immediately.

And you know what? My kisses are mine. I don't have to explain them to anyone, I'll give them out as I see fit and to whomever I want. Like money. Except that everyone has kisses, they're much more democratic, and a lot more dangerous too, since they put us all on the same level. And if you did the same, if we all did the same, the world might be a little more chaotic but a lot more fun.