“Sam,' the girl said. 'Sam.'She was the past present and future. I wanted to answer , but I was broken.”

“She was past present future. I wanted to answer, but I was broken.”

“Sam: I wanted to answer, but I was broken.”

“Sam," she said, and I crushed her to me.”

“Grace,” I said, very softly. “Say something.”Sam,” she said, and I crushed her to me.”

“Sam, I really want to buy a red coffee pot, if they exist," Grace said."I'll find you one”

“I started down but Sam caught my arm and knelt down himself to look. "For crying out loud," he said. "It's a racoon." "Poor thing," I said. "It could be a rabid baby-killer," Cole told me primly. "Shut up," Sam said pleasantly.”