“...and history felt like a conjuring trick. All of this had been in plain view the entire time, but only now did the magician allow Joey to see it all.”

“That the sun still rose the next morning was incredibly unjust. Someone good had died. People still woke up, had breakfast, went to work, and it was wrong. Flower petals still opened in the sun’s early light, and animals still grazed the day away, their minds untroubled. Someone good had died and the world had the audacity to move on.”

“Yeah, and I honestly don’t hold it against you anymore. Ben’s an amazing guy, and I bet losing someone like that hurt pretty damn bad. You both paid for what happened, which is a shame, because love shouldn't have a price.”

“Some ghosts haunt you for life. The best you can do is make room on the couch and get used to living with them.”

“What’s it say about a person when they know they have a problem but never do anything to fix it?” Eric smiled. “That they’re human.”

“Ben wore the same goofy smile as in the photo. Take that, new guy! I can make him happy too!”

“Enséñame a volar, mi mariposa hermosa,’ Tim said suddenly. ‘It’s from a poem I— Well, it’s from a poem.’‘What’s it mean?’”Teach me how to fly, my beautiful butterfly.” - Tim Wyman”