“It is bound to come a moment when what seems close is still very far away.”
“The correct arrangement of words will make these bad feelings go away tonight.”
“Hard to believe it had only been a few moments since the searchers had been there, shining their lights around in the room... because to Simon, it had been a whole world of change. Eons. His own personal apocalyptic event.”
“And always, I could see that, despite his weakness for her or because of it, he seemed uncatchable, as if he might slip away at any moment.”
“you, Perry, you deserve a lifetime of servitude. Eons of groveling.”