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Some things, however, should happen in the correct order. Shoes go on after socks. Peanut butter is applied after the bread comes out of the toaster, not before. And grandchildren are born after their grandparents. Most people never give much thought to that last point.
Having your existence completely erased has to qualify as a life-changing event, by anyone’s definition.
“All major religions have rules against murder. If they didn’t, there would be few converts. Well, at least few converts that you’d want to be in the same room with. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of people willing to kill in the name of their faith—that’s true of most religions.”
‘Money is power and you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it.’
“Try not to think too badly of me as you read it. I was young and in love, and that rarely leads to wise decisions.”
“I don’t want an infinite number of lives on different planes if even one of them means I’m not with you.
“But you have to try, right? Slán go fóill, a stór mo chroí.”