I'd never met anyone so vibrant or alive. He moved like light.

Though I often looked for one, I finally had to admit that there could be no cure for Paris.

Maybe no one can know how it is for anyone else.

I'd never met anyone so vibrant or alive. He moved like light.

She was also incredibly confident, with a way of moving and talking that communicated that she didn't need anyone to tell her she was beautiful or worthwhile.

On December 8, 1921, when the Leopoldina set sail for Europe, we were on board. Our life together had finally begun. We held on to each other and looked out at the sea. It was impossibly large and full of beauty and danger in equal parts-and we wanted it all.

I also liked to look around at the houses surrounding the park and wonder about the people who filled them, what kinds of marriages they had and how they loved or hurt each other on any given day, and if they were happy, and whether they thought happiness was a sustainable thing.