Willem holds my wrist for a long moment, looking at that birthmark. Then he lifts it to his mouth. And though his lips are soft and his kiss is gentle, it feels like a knife jamming into the electrical socket. It feels like the moment when I go live

Really? Was that how you quit me?

The little things that happen. Sometimes they're insignificant; other times, they change everything.

Forgivenesss: It's a miracle drug. It's God's miracle drug.

It would’ve been easier to die. It’s not that I want to be dead now. I don’t. I have a lot in my life that I get satisfaction from, that I love. But some days, especially in the beginning, it was so hard. And I couldn’t help but think that it would’ve been so much simpler to go with the rest of them. But you—you asked me to stay. You begged me to stay. You stood over me and you made a promise to me, as sacred as any vow.

When the sun shines, you let it shine on you

Her hands were freezing, just like they always were, so I warmed them, just like I always did.