“For me, that was love. Tangible. Love was what was in front of me, not a distant fantasy.”

“I wasn't threatened by fantasy.”

“I was a hypocrite. When the roof came down, it was going to fall on me first.”

“I wanted the syrupy taste of this small rebellion. And this stupid machine was denying that bit of freedom to me . . . just like everyone else.”

“What did you come for?" he murmured."For you.”

“I was afraid to be Outside alone, without Elijah. But, no matter what, I would have to get used to his absence. I would have to prove to him and to myself that I could.”

“There was a difference, I had decided, between knowing and believing. And I wanted both.”