Such a courageous boy I was. To act brazenly under scrutiny and risk further injury to my wounded heart. Ah, the resilience, the blind, dumb persistence of youth.

After all this time, I know exactly where I belong.

I give thanks for all that has passed, for all that is passing, and for all that is yet to come.

it was love, of course, though I didn't know it then and Finn was both its subject and object. He accepted love instinctively, without responsibility or conditions, like a wild thing glimpsed through trees.

I didn't seem to have that effect on anyone but it would have been a waste for both of us to be saints.

It might go down better than appearing as a giant reptile encased in a ball of fire and forcing yourself on her.' 'WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING THAT UP?

Fate isn't some middle-aged man with a squint who won't recognize you if you change your clothes.