If I Forget You Quotes

“And this is the part of love no one tells you about: that you can be far apart and if you close your eyes and push you face into the pillow, you can reach across time and space and for a few moments before you fall asleep you can be together for as long as you like.”
― Thomas Christopher Greene, If I Forget You

“This might be the greatest gift another person can give you. The very idea that they pay enough attention to notice what makes you singular.”
― Thomas Christopher Greene, If I Forget You

“And this is his gift, the gift of listening and it reminds Margot of how plenty of people know how to talk but precious few are good at listening.”
― Thomas Christopher Greene, If I Forget You

“For this is the great paradox of life, isn't it? The more you love someone, the more that person will eventually break your heart.”
― Thomas Christopher Greene, If I Forget You

“It is his raw ambition that draws her in, the impracticality of it all, this idea that he wants to do great things with words, that he wants to chase some kind of ancient fame, perhaps even become one of the people they read about in books.”
― Thomas Christopher Greene, If I Forget You

“Margot knows by looking at him that she will have to lead. It is not something that she is used to, and if someone had asked her before this evening if the idea even interested her, she would have said no. But Henry's words suggest fragility, and she thinks maybe this extends to who he is, but she can also sense his strength, hidden somewhere like a secret, and this is the part she wants to know.”
― Thomas Christopher Greene, If I Forget You