Dubh is do?" I was incredulous. It was no wonder I hadn't been able to find the stupid word. "Should I be calling pubs poos?" "Dubh is Gaelic, Ms. Lane. Pub is not.

I'm here. You're safe now. It's okay to remember. They can never hurt you again.

Samhain had its origins, like many modern holidays or celebrations, in pagan times. As the sidhe-seers had been inclined to erect churches and abbeys on their sacred sites, the Vatican had been wont to “Christianize” ancient, pagan celebrations in an if-you-can’t-beat-them-and-don’t-wantto- join-them-rename-it-and-pretend-it-was-yours-all-along campaign.

There are men you build a future with, Dani. And then there are men that you know, going in, that you're only making a memory with. I know the difference ..Some memories are worth the price. I'll deal with it.

Even I don't know what you're doing, and I know everything.

I was a twenty-two-year-old single white female alone in a strange country where my sister had been killed.

Strength wasn‘t about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do it.