“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… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“Now, when he touches me, I feel nothing but Eio, pure and whole and constant. Now, when I look into his eyes,… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“That your eyes are like bits of sky seen through the leaves. And that, like the rain washes the mud from the… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“You won't tell?" "I'll add it to the box under my bed labeled 'The Secret Confession of the Immortal Pia'. Good Lord,… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“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
“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
