Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what precious gifts they would ever get.

I'm not going anywhere without you. We're swimming to China together. And if the worst happens, I'm dying with you before I'm living without you.

There were those emotions down there, and though she couldn't quite feel them, they were strong and she feared them. It was like watching a thunderhead from high up in a plane, and though you weren't under it, you knew how it would feel if you were. You knew you'd have to land eventually.

It’s natural to overlook and even sacrifice the things that belong to us most easily most gracefully. So here’s me asking you to please not make that mistake.

Everything good requires sacrifices.

She wondered if maybe tragedy was what it took to make your heart capable of admitting a new member.

Your problem isn't the problem, it's your attitude about the problem.