Later, when they were almost asleep he had called out to her. 'Finke?' 'Yeah?' 'We'll make a great team. You plant. I build.

Simple dreams are the hardest to come true

Don't let me outlive this woman. Don't let me exist one moment without her.

Because being so dependent on people scares me.

He knows bad days. Bad days take him completely by surprise. They make him not trust the good days because it's likely something is lurking twenty-four hours away.

Just ask how I'm feeling, I want to say. Just ask and I may tell you. But no one does.

If I want more, I need to go and get it, demand it, take hold of it with all my might, and do the best I can with it.