“It's the way he says my name: like music.”
“It’s the way he saysmy name: like music.”
“I love the way he says my name, like it’s something he wants to keep safe.”
“I know someone loves me from how they say my name. Like with my mom and dad, when they say "Benjamin" it's like my name is safe in their mouth.”
“Sometime in October, one of his friends walked by and called him 'Chris.' (A name, at last. 'Say it loud and there's music playing. Say it soft and it's almost like praying.')”
“The way you walk, way you talk, way you say my name; it's beautiful, wonderful, don't you ever change.”