I waited. Because with Eli, he was never trying to get you to finish for him. He always knew where he was going, even if it took a little while to get there.

Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It's a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it.

I should have told you from the start. I will let you down.

Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's like, the highest level of friendship.

I didn't trot my pain out to show around. I kept it better hidden than anyone. I did.

But it was important to simply be sought, even if you didn‟t ever want to be found.

In the end, though, maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.