“Oh I never fake it... I make it a point never to reward bad behavior”

“One definition for rebound is, increasing strength after a previous decline. Another is to bounce back and make a recovery”

“Normally this is where she would have told him to put his dick in the doorway, so she could slam the door shut on her way out”

“I make a point of seeing the sunset. Even if I am on duty, I go on deck to watch the sky darken into twilight. It helps me remember that this strange place is still the earth, and I am still on it.”

“At last, her mother and sisters exited the station and came to stand next to her. “Mama,” Hattie said. “I’ll never go back. Never.”

“It seemed to him that he could never get a proper grip on any of the beauty in this world.”

“I know all of her moods and the way they play across her features, but I am still awed at the configuration of lips and eyes and cheeks that make up that face that I love. Out of all of the others I could have loved. My Sissy.”