You can build walls all the way to the sky and I will find a way to fly above them.

I will make a pact with you: I will do it if you will do it, always and forever. Take down the walls.

I think of the quietness of Julian's voice as he said I love you, the steadiness of his rib cage rising and falling against my back, as we sleep.I love you, Julian. But the words don't come.

She liked that word: we. It sounded warm and open, like a hug.

I’m sorry,” he repeats again, too low for Raven and Tack to hear. “I’m sorry for everything.

Here's another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you're dead, it's the only thing that keeps you alive.

You must hurt, or be hurt.