“A part of me died,” he says. “And it was the best part.”

“Nature paints the best part of a picture, carves the best parts of the statue, builds the best part of the house, and speaks the best part of the oration.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“When an old person dies who has been a part of your life, it is part of your youth that dies.”

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …

“He knows me, he knows the doctors here, and we are the best hospital in this part of the world. It's true, I am serious.”

Amitabh Bachchan (1942) Indian actor

“My "fear" is my substance, and probably the best part of me.”

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) author

“When the love of your life dies, the problem is not that some part of you dies too, which it does, but that some part of you is still alive.”

Jackie Kay (1961) Poet and novelist

“I'm sorry," he says. "I don't usually like people. So when I do, part of me is really amused and the other part refuses to believe it's happening.”

David Levithan (1972) American author and editor

“the best part was
pulling down the
shades
stuffing the doorbell
with rags
putting the phone
in the
refrigerator
and going to bed
for 3 or 4
days.
and the next best
part
was
nobody ever
missed
me.”

Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer

“You want me to do what? What part of stupid crawled up your sphincter and died?” – Caleb”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

“Without hope, love dies and parts of you wither.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book Narcissus in Chains