How can something as fragile as a word build the whole world?
Meaning. If you're going to die, you want to find meaning in life. You want to connect the dots.
If you don't argue, you can't give in.
Father’s silence is not merely the absence of sound. It’s a creature with a life of its own. It chokes you. It pinches you small as a grain of rice. It twists in your gut like a worm. Silence clawed at my throat. It left a taste of burnt matches.
It's one thing to keep secrets. It's quite another to lie.
You don’t mind when he stares at you.” Cecil jerked his head toward Eldric. "He doesn’t stare,” I said. “He looks.