“I told myself it was the snow—she couldn’t possibly get to Philadelphia on the roads. I told myself a hundred lies. Children do that. It’s amazing the sorts of things you’ll make yourself believe.”
“She closed her eyes. "I didn't know that. i didn't know anything. It scares me the things I told myself. But I would have told myself almost anything, because I wanted to believe him.""Why?""Because I wanted to be with you.”
“Found, I told myself. Try to get found.”
“I figured if I told it to myself often enough, I would start believing it.”
“Oh, the lies that I have told myself and others. I knew it yet I didn't know.”
“I hate being told what to do! Especially by myself!”