I realize it’s not just Willem I’m looking for; it’s Lulu too.

We are like Humpty Dumpty and all these king's horses and all these king's men cannot put us back together again

The whole night had been a mistake. It's not going to let me rewind. Or unmake the mistakes I've made.Or the promises I've mad. Or have her back. Or have me back.

We were both music-obsessed, each in our own way. If we didn't entirely understand the other person's obsession, it didn't matter, because we understood our own.

I am adrenaline slammed into inertia: a fast car stuck in traffic.

I needed to hate someone and you’re the one I love the most, so it fell on you.

I realize then that it's not enough to know what someone is called. You have to know who they are.