She yanked my plate away and took it to the sink. She rinsed some bones that looked like pork shoulder, which was weird since we'd had chicken tonight.

There are more reasons for people's actions than the number of actions that are actually set in motion.

Jump or stay in the boat.

Feelings are memories. Memories are also feelings.

I haven't left a mark on the world, but is that so bad? Considering how deeply the world has marked me?

Old paper, which my mom used to say was the smell of time itself.

Ro trails his hands against the wall as he walks. The archivists look at him as he passes. Ro is good at irritating people; he'll find the one thing you don't want him to do, and do it every time. It's one of his many gifts.