Status Updates From The Chocolate Kiss (Amour e...

"I know sometimes people make a big deal out of good-byes and try to stop you from leaving, but you know they always get over it once you're gone. That's what it means to have a full life. You keep living it." -Magalie's Mom (page 302)

"It's true, that if friends can never count on you being there the next time they need you, the place they leave for you might be very small. That's self-defense. If you abandon people - even if it's not your fault - they will eventually get over you and find someone else. Good for them." -Aja

"Well, that's what you choose when you keep your barriers up. Either you can have no one, or you can have lots of superficial someones. If you want to have something more than that, you have to make room for the person. And trust that person to make room for you." -Aja

"The main problem with curses", Geneviève chided, "is that most of them will melt in the chocolate, so you never know what will happen with the bits and pieces that survive. And you have to throw out the whole rest of the batch so as not to serve it to anyone else."