“How can you miss someone who’s right beside you?”

“Show, not tell, right? Action, not words. You don’t want to hear how sorry I am or how things will be different this time. You want to see it with your own eyes. And until I can show you that, you won’t tell me what I want to hear.”

“You could miss someone, but it did no good to fixate on loss. I wished I had the ready words of a Breeder or the ability to comfort with a soft touch. I didn't. Instead I had daggers and determination.That would have to do.”

“Mother Mary," he breathes. "How you shine." I shake my head. "The light is yours. Right now you can't see it because you sit in shadow, but all I do is reflect you.”

“You don’t need to be afraid of falling // when there’s someone aroundto catch you.”

“You ever have that feeling? Like you’ve known someone your whole life but you don’t know them at all.”

“It’s easy to do right when everything goes right. But let everything go wrong, and see how difficult it becomes.”