“I was a girl sitting in the sun, enjoying a pepper.”

“We did musical chairs to sit with our partner. Glasses were refilled and heads bent in pairs. Looking over the table, I was suffused with affection for my friends. If you could bottle this warm feeling and turn it into words, I thought, that would be the perfect toast.”

“Whatever is scaring you, bring it into the light. It's strength will fade”

“A closet isn't scary in the daytime, Maeve. It holds clothes, not monsters. Whatever is scaring you, bring it into the light. Its strength will fade.”

“I needed him here like I needed a yeast infection.”

“I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.”

“We caught him," I said. "Thats the fun part." For us, at least. I doubt the fish would agree.”