Reason was for suckers and Presbyterians.

Truth casts a spell of its own.

Or perhaps it is some combination of spirit and desire, love and hope, some alchemy that we each possess and can put to use, if we first know where to look without flinching.

I think about dying every day, because I can't stop thinking about living.

It's possible to pretend I'm someone other than who I am, and if I pretend long enough, I can believe it.

This is the world we live in, Gemma, for better or for worse. Make of it what you can," he says, and I pull him to me.

Look, I know this seems a little half-assed...' 'No, dude. I'd be thrilled if this plan were half-assed. This is, like, no-assed.' 'You're right. It's the most no-assed thing I've ever done in my life.