And then Adam Wilde shows up at Carnegie Hall on the biggest night of my career, and it felt like more than a coincidence. It felt like a gift. From them. For my first recital ever, they gave me a cello. And for this one, they gave me you.

Concert' doesn’t mean standing up like a target in front of thousands of strangers. It means coming together. It means harmony.

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.

Losing me will hurt; it will be the kind of pain that won't feel real at first, and when it does, it will take her breath away.

I want you to play me like a cello.

Sarcasm creates a chasm between yourself and others.

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