I preferred to hang out with the dead, dying, or desperate books - used we call them, in a way that we'd never call a person, unless we meant it cruelly

She is so lost in her sadness that she has no idea how visible it is.

Let’s make plans,” I ventured. And Sofia smiled and said, “No, let’s leave it to chance.

It feels like I am wasting time. I mean, that's always the case. My life doesn't add up to anything.

So what else can I tell you?" I asked. "I mean, to get you to reveal Lily to me.

stanchion, n. I don't want to be the strong one, but I don't want to be the weak one either. Why does it feel like it's always one or the other? When we embrace, one of us is always holding the other a little tighter.

It was one of those moments when you feel the future so much that it humbles the present.