“they talked excitedly for hours: about the sound of the
cello, silent films, and the memories they both associated with the smell of
salt water.”
“Holding hands, for example, is a way to remember how it
feels to say nothing together.”
“If I had a camera,” I said, “I’d take a picture of you
every day. That way I’d remember how you looked every single day of your life.”
“I look exactly the same.” “No, you don’t. You’re changing all the time. Every
day a tiny bit. If I could, I’d keep a record of it all.”
“I found it almost unbearably beautiful.”
all quotes found in The History of Love
