“My scalp tingled like Christmas candy on a cold tongue.”

“I'd like to be a light meter.""A what?""A light meter. Like a photographer uses. Tinks had one this morning." Aidan snapped an imaginary photo of me. "I'd like to be able to measure and know for certain whether people were giving off light or taking light away.""You're strange," I said. "But I think I like that about you.”

“In the weeks between my father's visit and Cal's death, I hurt my friend in ways that frightened me.”

“It's a silly thing, but I like to understand people through their obsessions.”

“The idea of getting high on someone else's dime sounded like the right and necessary medicine.”

“Jason, as much as I'd like to believe that we're friends, I know I can't count on you.”

“I don't know why I said what I did. Maybe I wanted Hannah to remember something, or maybe I wanted to test her, but when she asked me my name I didn't even pause. "My name is Aidan," I said. "It means fire.”