There was a moment in between, a moment flung free in the midst of the transition, when he made contact. That was the moment she would dwell on.

Lena realized that a fundamental layer of their happiness depended on the four of them being close to one another. Their lives were independent and full. Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives, but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.

Sometimes you couldn’t face the sadness of being forgotten until you felt the comfort of being remembered again.

She wasn't as destructive as Bee. She had never been as dramatic. Rather, she'd slipped carefully, stealthily away from her ghosts.

She remembered me.' This was his worst weakness, his most toxic drug.

You forget your victories, but you remember the losses.

I did the searching and remembering, she did the disappearing and the forgetting.