My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up.

When you’ve been poor all your life, you never really think it could be any other way. And sometimes you’re even happy, because at least you’ve got your family and your health and your arms and legs and a roof over your head.

You're brilliant,"he says."But you're a fool to stay with someone like me." I close my eyes at the touch of his hand."Then we are both fools.

See?" she says. "tricked you. You're always staring at your opponents eyes-but that gives you a bad peripheral view.If you want to track my arms and legs, you have to focus on my chest." I raise my eyebrow at that. "say no more.

Can one mistake really destroy a lifetime together?

The memory fades, and I’m left hanging on to the ghosts of his words.

I don't like seeing her this delicate.