Because that’s how it works after something terrible has happened. You know this is true if something terrible has ever happened to you. A thousand objects take on new meaning. Everything is a reminder of something else.

Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?

You were supposed to have hope, right? You were supposed to respect its power and hold on. And so I did. I held, and held, and let hope fill me. But as the days went on, it seemed I could be holding for a long, long time. Hope could be the most powerful thing or the most useless

My father said that love at first sight should send you running, if you know what's good for you. It's your dark pieces having instant recognition with their dark pieces, he says. You're an idiot if you think it means you've met your soul mate. So I was an idiot.

That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.

An untold story has a weight that can submerge you, sure as a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean.

You take care of the people you love, but it’s true, too, that you take care of the things you own.