My heart was a little bit broken, but I still had to go to school. I buttoned my dress shirt over it and my winter coat, too. I hoped it didn't show too much.

But I wondered if all this kissing was a bad habit with him and me. The thing we did with our mouths instead of talking.

That Woman is in love with her own grief.

Wounds are like water set to boil - they heal best left unwatched.

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.

It’s difficult to ever go back to the same places or people. You turn away, even for a moment, and when you turn back around, everything’s changed.

It's hard to believe. Where does the times go?' Betty sighs. 'I've always hated that phrase. It makes it would like time went on a holiday, and is expected back any day now. Time flies is another one I hate. Apparently, time does quite a bit of traveling, though.