“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 my ear, and his breath warms the side of my neck. "You are my heart, Pia.” — 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 I never knew it. Until ow. When I hear it on his lips, I know as I can never know anything else - no numbers, no formulas, no scientific names - I know it's true. A… — 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 Image
“The woman may be a biomedical engineer, but I begin to think that she is a certifiable idiot.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 by your feelings for one another. -Uncle Antonio” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“A name is a powerful thing. It sets one apart and gives significance.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 seen at once. And yet as I watch them, I feel more intensely than ever the knowledge that I'm not one of them. For these moral humans, birthdays are a kind of countdown to the end,… — 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 Image
“Maybe reason is neater and more orderly, but nonsense is freeing.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“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 him that. He seems to think that scientists always want to know the names of things, and so I guess he thinks he's being helpful.Anyway, I like listening to his voice. It's deep and a little… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share
“I want someone who will look into my eyes and understand everything behind them. -Pia” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
