But unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You know, like B.O. There's no hiding it if it's there.

I would miss Colby, but it wasn't going anywhere. All the more reason why I should.

Still, there was also was something reassuring about working for Commercial, almost hopeful. Like things that were lost could be found again. As we drove away, I always tried to imagine what it would be like to open your door to find something you had given up on.

I'm just writing what I know. I've never been much of a reader of fantasy, and I think you write what you, personally, enjoy reading.

Life is full of screwups. You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existance.

It’s never something huge that changes the everything, but instead the tiniest of details, irrevocably tweaking the balance of the universe while you’re busy focusing on the big picture.

I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real.