“This honor crap isn’t for the weak.”

“I wonder how much shame people can hold before they ignite.”

“It’s easier to hang out with the patients in the indoor garden, with its sunlight and picnic tables. Easier to forget that someone’s ill when you’re not surrounded by the antiseptic reek of hospital-issue debris.”

“It sounds so perfect. He’s defending me because Carey would want him to. It’s not about me. It never is, with these two boys. Blake lets me take the blame, and Carey uses me.”

“Two guys and I love them both. Loyalty divides and subtracts me from both of them.”

“That’s war, kid. You can hate the guy next to you, but he’s always got your back.”

“The truth is, some apologies never see the light of day.”