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21 " remember Justin telling me about how, when he heard his dad had died, he ran away. He was only missing a few hours – he’d been hiding in a barn – but his mother had rung the police. ‘Is "
― Carol Mason , After You Left
22 " He loved me so much that he could think of nothing except being with me,’ Evelyn had said. ‘He wanted to leave his marriage. He wanted me to leave mine. He loved me to the point where he had lost all reason.’ Her face had clouded. I’d thought she had been about to cry. I had felt so incredibly bleak, a quiet voice asking, Why didn’t Justin love me like that? ‘What happened?’ I asked her. She pulled out her pretty handkerchief again. "
23 " all my life, I have known this to be true. Nobody’s interested in ugly people. I’ve been ugly all my life, and it got me nowhere, but I’ve known some very beautiful people who were successful.’ This "
24 " I can’t help but think about the concept of loneliness, of having no one – how tangible melancholy is. "
25 " Everything happens for a reason. It’s not a cliché, I can promise.’ I "
26 " If you want to be in love, you have to accept that you run the risk of having your heart broken in such a way that it’s almost impossible to mend. "