I frightened myself. I became the ghost Piper was so scared of.

Every war has turning points and every person too.

The imagination can be dangerous. It can change the world. And that is why we write.

Staying alive was what we did to pass the time.

I guess the difference between Gin and me is that when Gin got shut in the barn she thought Edmond didn't love her anymore but because I could feel Edmond out there somewhere always loving me I didn't have to howl all night.

When you read a book, the neurons in your brain fire overtime, deciding what the characters are wearing, how they're standing, and what it feels like the first time they kiss. No one shows you. The words make suggestions. Your brain paints the pictures.

I can't even trust my own imaginary dog. How much lower can a person get?