We figure out what death means when we're born, practically, and we live our whole lives in some kind of weird denial about it.
Lauren DeStefanoWe'll squeeze every second that we can from our lives, because we're young, and we have plenty of years to grow. We'll grow until we're braver. We'll grow until our bones ache and our skin wrinkles and our hair goes white, and until our hearts decide, at last, that it's time to stop.
Lauren DeStefanoI think, in this strange world of beautiful things, there may be some humanity after all.
Lauren DeStefanoSometimes we don't know how afraid we are until we've reached a strange door and we don't know what will be on the other side.
Lauren DeStefanoCure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But it isn't so easy a thing as it sounds. There are questions like: How will this affect us in ten years? In twenty? What will it do to our children? Our children's children?
Lauren DeStefano