“It was a pretty common reaction when someone lost a person they loved; to close off and try to refuse to care or let anyone close. The bitch of it was that there was no way to guard against losing again and again.”
“This was pretty much when the Guards behind me decided they were going to try to make me do this. And that is when I decided I was going to be hitting someone again.”
“When you lose someone who's as close as your own skin, the only place you can find him again is hidden inside your memories.”
“When you get close enough to someone you're never really alone again.”
“After all with me & Marshall, it had never been about words or conversation, where there was too much to be risked or lost. Here, though, in the quiet pressed against each other, this felt familiar to me. And it was nice to let someone get close again, even if it was just for a little while.”
“And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.”