two quotes, one book:

'when my mother didn't come back i realized that any moment could be the last. nothing in life should simply be a passage from one place to another. each walk should be taken as if it is the only thing you have left.'

and 

'across the table i caress the side of his jaw, marveling at the way life can suddenly allow us to experience happiness and ecstasy with someone who is a complete stranger.'

- peter hoeg, 'smilla's  sense of snow'