They say that dogs may dream, and when Topsy was old, his feet would move in his sleep. With his eyes closed he would often make a noise that sounded quite human, as if greeting someone in his dreams. At first it seemed that he believed Sara would return, but as the years went by I understood that his loyalty asked for no reward, and that love comes in unexpected forms. His wish was small, as hers had been -- merely to be beside her. As for me, I already knew I would never get what I wanted.

He has the ability to catch someone by the way that he looks at her, and make her wish he would go on looking.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time

Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am.

A boy who is trouble is something entirely different as a man.

But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was power. The power to think my own thoughts. The power to believe in myself.

How could I have been so stupid to ignore everything I’d had in my life? The color red alone was worth kingdoms.