“It's much easier . . . to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time.”

“It's a lot easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time.”

“It's much easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it.”

“The human child – so much cannier at times than the stupefyingly ponderous adult.”

“It is early, early morning. It's that time when it's still dark but you know the day is coming. Blue is bleeding through black. Stars are dying.”

“It's not so much that the old friend is a better friend. It's just that you know the person better, and you know they don't really care if you're acting like a poor, grovelling idiot. They know you would do the same for them.”

“I even move out onto the front porch and see my own limited view of the world. I want to take that world, and for the first time ever, I feel like I can do it. I’ve survived everything I’ve had to so far. I’m still standing here.”