Can you imagine being forced to stay young forever, watching everyone you know die? How pointless would life seem if you saw that?

His eyes lock on mine, and the wind stops for just a few seconds. But sometimes seconds can last a very long time.

—Avery Williams in The Alchemy of Forever

Could it be that I'm actually happy? I don't trust the feeling enough to call it permanent.

—Avery Williams in The Alchemy of Forever

Why ever long for something from the past when the future brings things that are so much better?

—Avery Williams in The Alchemy of Forever

Your world is so… big. And what am I compared to that? How could my tiny existence be enough for you?

—Avery Williams in The Impossibility of Tomorrow

If you set the person free, but they come back to you, well, that's love.

—Avery Williams in The Impossibility of Tomorrow

It's a moment I'll remember forever, because it belongs to me.

— Jessica Sorensen in The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden

He is not a lover who does not love forever.

—Euripides

Who cares if you're enlightened forever? Can you just get it in this moment, now?

—Byron Katie

The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That's the way life is.

—Sophie Kinsella in Can You Keep a Secret?