It is a true story, the monster said. Many things that are true feel like a cheat.

It is a true story, the monster said. Many things that are true feel like a cheat.

Real life is only ever just real life. Messy. What it means depends on how you look at it. The only thing you’ve got to do is find a way to live there.

Conor was no longer invisible. They all saw him now. But he was further away than ever.

even when peaceful cooperation is the obvious thing, the only thing that will keep any of us alive- There are still people who won't make that choice

Here is the boy, drowning.

I wish I had a hundred years, she said, very quietly. A hundred years I could give to you.