It takes more courage to love than to fight.

You know." he said, resting the fiddle in his lap, "once you love something enough--enough to let it consume you completely--it becomes part of you, even when it's buried and quiet.

Julio rubs his eyes and watches the place where she disappeared down the sidewalk thirty-two minutes ago, as if by the sheer will of his longing, he can somehow bring her back

Crazy, huh? How the people we hurt-the ones we love the most-can be the hardest to face" - Amber

He pulls her against his chest. "I'm sorry you didn't have the chance to say goodbye to your mom."Her eyes shine with tears. "That wasn't the goodbye I regretted most

She lifts her hands to his face, her knuckles blistered and raw, as if she battled the world to get to him