Try not to trip. We don’t have time for a concussion today.

I wanted him like I wanted air to breathe. Not a choice- a necessity.

Sometimes you have to learn to love what's good for you.

Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black's voice, though I realized now that this authority had always been there.

it’s awful. No privacy, no secrets. Everything you’re ashamed of, laid out for everyone to see.

Billy wanted me to stay a safe distance from the most important person in my life. It turned out that his concern was, in the end, unnecessary. I was all too safe now.

I was ninety-nine point nine percent sure that I was dreaming.