She would do anything, anything to belong to his son after a lifetime of belonging to no one at all.

What have you done? What have you given up?' So many things, Cecily. More than you know.

I start trying to stay unconscious. The problem with this is that no amount of willpower can change the reality.

I'll tell you something about true love. There's no science to it. It's as natural as the sky.

I never wanted to live forever," she says. "I just wanted enough time.

I think he's beginning to understand, and understanding is a horrible thing.

I want to make the world into something better so that he can be okay.