“Because you are young and free and one with the jungle. You are mortal, but instead of clinging to the hope of… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“We were too greedy, grasping for immortality too soon. Perhaps if we had only been patient, content to wait, we would all… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“I think of the five generations it will take before [Mr. Perfect]'s born, and I want to scream. I want someone now.… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“It slowly dawns on me what it is, the sensation that has bridged the gap between how I saw the world yesterday… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“Now, when I look into his eyes, I don't see death - but eternity. For the first time in my life, I… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“Love is nothing more than elevated levels of dopamine, nor-epinephrine, and other chemicals. But the way Uncle Antionio's face lights up as… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“And we remember that there must be a balance. No birth without death. No life without tears. What is taken from the… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“What? You don't think I'm perfect?" I can't resist, because he gets so riled whenever I bring it up. "I can run… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“They all seem infected with a vivaciousness that isn't common in our compound, and there are more smiles on their faces than… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“Love. Such a sweet, simple word. A word I've been searching for my entire life - but especially since I met Eio - and… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“Because, well, you're not immortal anymore. At least as far as we know; just because you can bleed doesn't mean you'll grow old and… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“The woman may be a biomedical engineer, but I begin to think that she is a certifiable idiot.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“Do you know the Ai'oan word for heart? he asks. I shake my head. "It's py'a." We're so close, his whisper is right in… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“You think that nothing matters as long as you're together, that nothing can harm you two or come between you because you're somehow protected… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“No one should live forever," I whisper. "Isn't that how it goes? There must be a balance. No birth without death. No life without… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“They all seem infected with a vivaciousness that isn't common in our compound, and there are more smiles on their faces than I've ever… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“Beauty and death, so closely knit together. This seems to be the central theme of my life.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“As we walk, he begins telling me all the names of the plants we pass. I already know their names, but I don't tell… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“I want someone who will look into my eyes and understand everything behind them. -Pia” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“Love is nothing more than elevated levels of dopamine, nor-epinephrine, and other chemicals. But the way Uncle Antionio's face lights up as they dance...… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“...there is a somewhere else after this, where everyone drinks elysia and lives forever.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“Love makes you weak. It distracts you from the important things. It can make you lose sight of the objective. -Uncle Paolo” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
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