“Safety tip. When you see smoke run, never wait for fire.”

“There’s nothing you can’t do if you want it bad enough.”

“I’m frightened for you. I want to help, but you shut everyone out. Tyler seemed to break that chink in your armor. That’s why I was happy about you spending time with him.”

“An hour yesterday, an hour today, little-by-little, Tyler was bringing me back to life. I got a nervous fluttering in my belly wondering about our hour tomorrow. In these short spurts it felt good to focus on something other than the emptiness of missing Reece. But in the end, it all came back to him.”

“Reece would be back. I knew it like I knew my name. There would be a time and place to deal with him. But that was the future. I needed to keep my focus on the now. Because at the end of the day right now was all I had.”

“Take hold of the future, grasp with both hands. Believe in yourself, stay true to your heart.”

“The words "when you're better" hung between us like smoke from a snuffed candle - what if she wasn't going to get better ? Well, she just had to. I got up and divided the remaining dregs of wine in the bottle between our glasses.”