“Falling into ruin was a bit like falling in love: Both descents stripped you bare and left you as you were at your core. And both endings are equally painful.”

“And that's when I realized that believing in God is as much like falling in love as it is like making a decision. Love is both something that happens to you and something you decide upon.”

“If you fall down those stairs and break both of your legs, don't come running to me!”

“I will not fall in love with you," she said. "I can't let myself. I won't."

"That's all right. I'll love you enough for the both of us.”

“What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So, for at least, until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again”

“But you always fall for somebody else and then it's all right. Fall for them but don't let them ruin you.”

“You should feel what it is like to pleasure a falcon. You lock talons with her in the sky and do it while you both are falling like meteors. You would like it; they never complain if you come too fast.”

“Loyalty was a funny thing. So was love. They both bit you when you least expected it.”

“The scent is sweet and meloncholy. A bit like dying, a bit like falling in love.”

“Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.”