Back in Georgie's attic, he yanks the phone out of the socket and begins scrolling down the names under dialed calls, praying to anyone who will listen. God. Baby Jesus. Saint Thomas the doubter. Saint Whoever, patron saint of losers. Praying, Please, please, don't let it be true. The first name shatters him. The second makes his head spin.
Melina MarchettaIf I did something to hurt Frankie and she said that I was never getting near her heart again, Iโd spent the rest of my life trying anyway. Thatโs the difference between you and me, Tom. Iโd go back to the moment it all fell apart and Iโd start there.
Melina MarchettaI think that we vote, not to get the best party in, but to keep the worst party out.
Melina MarchettaSometimes Thomas Mackee will stick an earphone into my ear and ask me to listen to a song. When I get over the revulsion of putting something in my ear that's been in his, I sit back and let the music take over, and for a half hour there's something comforting about someone's heart beating at the same rhythm as mine.
Melina Marchetta