“I thought I might cry, the way you do when someone gives you some kindness when you most need it but when it seems the most surprising thing.”
“I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It’s moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.”
“I draw in a ragged breath, the kind you take when the pain is too deep to cry, when you can't cry because all you are is pain, and if you let some of it out, you might cease to exist.”
“The best kind of love finds you when you need it the most.”
“Some days I think she was really miserable, because she cried a lot. In a way, I'd had to steel my heart to her crying. You need to steel yourself to a lot of things when someone in your family is really sick.”
“When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.”