“Love. Such a sweet, simple word. A word I've been searching for my entire life - but especially since I met Eio… — Jessica Khoury Empty space Copy Share Image
“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… — Jessica Khoury Grow Old 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… — Jessica Khoury Heart 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… — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“A name is a powerful thing. It sets one apart and gives significance.” — Jessica Khoury Name 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… — Jessica Khoury Death 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 Alone Copy Share Image
“Beauty and death, so closely knit together. This seems to be the central theme of my life.” — Jessica Khoury Beauty 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… — Jessica Khoury Love Copy Share Image
“I want someone who will look into my eyes and understand everything behind them. -Pia” — Jessica Khoury Learning 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 Immortality Copy Share Image
“...there is a somewhere else after this, where everyone drinks elysia and lives forever.” — Jessica Khoury Death Copy Share Image
“Love makes you weak. It distracts you from the important things. It can make you lose sight of the objective. -Uncle Paolo” — Jessica Khoury Important things 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 Eio Copy Share Image
“He makes a face and tosses the flower at me. It lands on my cheek, and I pick it up and twirl… — Jessica Khoury Aladdin 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 Hope Copy Share Image
“Homo ferus: wild human. An unpredictable, nocturnal creature usually found in trees. Caution: may cause bewilderment and disorientation. Also, prone to teasing.” — Jessica Khoury Animals 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 Immortality Copy Share Image
“WHERE IS MY SON?" Uncle Antonio bellows, levelling the two AK-47s he's holding at the lot of us. "Get away from him,… — Jessica Khoury Father 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 Death Copy Share Image
“How many have died that I might live? And who has died that I might live?” — Jessica Khoury Death Copy Share Image
“A body can't live without a heart. And I can't live without you.” — Jessica Khoury Immortality Copy Share Image
“He laughs. "No! Aguaje is for girls. If a man eats to much of it, he starts to look like a woman."… — Jessica Khoury First impressions Copy Share Image
