“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.”

“If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.”

“if youre never scared, or embarased, or hurt, it means you never take any chances.”

“If you are never scared or embarassed or hurt, it means you never take chances.”

“If you’re not scared then you’re not taking a chance. If you’re not taking a chance then what the hell are you doing anyway?”

“How do you feel?” she asked, trying to fluff his pillow. “Other than terrible, I mean.”He moved his head slightly to the side. It seemed to be a sickly interpretation of a shrug.“Of course you’re feeling terrible,” she clarified, “but is there any change? More terrible? Less terrible?”He made no response.“The same amount of terrible?”

“Francesca couldn’t say anything, because that would just make her mother feel even worse, and soinstead they stood there as they always did, thinking the same thing but never speaking of it, wonderingwhich of them hurt more.”