“The urge to know scrapes against the inability to know.”

“To know her is to realize the thousand forms of inquiry.”

“Just when we think we have a system, ...the system collapses. Just when we know our way around, we get lost. Just when we think we know what's coming next, everything changes.”

“There are comforts in knowing the boundaries of the place you live. Everyone here seems to behave like things are endless.”

“You ever hope for something so much? So much you can't sleep, so much your skull hurts? But the thing is, you don't even know if the thing you're wishing for is possible? You don't even know if it could happen? And it's all out of your control?”

“The straining of dreams against the fabric of reality. Growing up meant burying possibilities, one after another.”

“March, rain at the windows, and he had to be up at five the next morning. He listened to the click and patter of drops against the panes.”