If we forget who we lost, then we forget who we once were, and if we forget who we once were, we lose sight of who we are now.

I wasn't there that day to get on the three forty-seven to Yass", he says. "I was there to throw myself in front of it.

When he wins the bet, I tell Griggs that it will take me a lifetime to save up two trillion dollars and he tells me that he's only giving me seventy years.

About my first memory, sitting on the shoulders of a giant who I know can only be my father. Of touching the sky. Of lying between two people who read me stories of wild things and journeys with dragons, the soft hum of their voices speaking of love and serenity. See, I remember love.

If we forget who we lost, then we forget who we once were, and if we forget who we once were, we lose sight of who we are now.

So, like I asked, what’s with the nightie?” “It smells like what I always think mothers smell like,” I tell him honestly, knowing I don’t have to explain. He nods. “My mum has one just the same and you have no idea how disturbing it is that it’s turning me on.

I'm not interested in those who do me wrong. There's not enough time in the day for them.