She wanted him to stop, but more than that, she wanted him to go on forever.

Sooner or later everyone was driven to love someone they could never have.

Evie," Lillian interupted impatiently, "men expect to be deceived in these matters. They're happiest that way. If one were straightforward with them the whole prospect of marriage would be too alarming, and none of them would ever do it.

A butterfly symbolized acceptance of each new phase in life. To keep faith as everything around you changed.

He wasn't mine anywhere except in my heart.

If loneliness was a choice, what was the other option? To settle for second-best and try to be happy with that? And was that fair to the person you settled for?

Neither of us seemed able to be close to anyone. Not even each other. Closeness meant the one you loved the most would cause you the most damage. How did you unlearn that? It was woven deep between every fiber and vessel. You couldn't cut it out.