I wanted him to hold me, to take care of me. To make the pain dissolve away. I know that this was part of what had ruined everything but I wanted it once more anyway.

Pain can give you sight or make you blind.

But be careful; sand is already broken but glass breaks. The shoes are for dancing, not running away.

I try to see the dark and light in everything. This is my way of comforting myself when I am dealing with those emotions.

Let's not be afraid of anything that can't really hurt us.

I was staring to learn how to forget the things that made me sad. It was like a charm you followed step-by-step, collecting and blending the ingredients, placing everything in its proper place, reciting the incantation. It was the magic of forgetting.

We both believe in monsters. But all the ghosts and demons are you. And all the angels and genies are you. All the kings, queens, Buddhas, beautiful boys. Inside you. No one can take them away. (Missing Angel Juan.)