“For once, I felt everything. And the biggest thing I felt was the way I felt about you. That was like a hammer to the heart.”

“For once, I can feel everything. Every emotion, every feeling, every sense. I’ve never felt so alive. How ironic.”

“Sometimes it felt like looking at his face and just accepting the way things were between us was the hardest thing in the world.”

“Somehow, by dealing with the dead, I had never felt so alive.”

“I felt like I was choking. My words came out hoarsely as I gasped for air, as I allowed myself to feel. “It hurts more than I know what to do with. I can’t handle this. I can’t.”

“I can't ever lose what I just felt." He kissed my cheek. "I'm afraid if I did, I'd come looking for you too. I'm afraid I can relate...to him.”

“I used to dream big. It seemed like somewhere along the way I had forgotten about that. And gave up.”