“The lesson of forever and ever is that knowing a man's mind ain't knowing the man.”

“Yer the only friend I got, pigpiss... Ain't that the biggest tragedy you ever heard?”

“Along the edge of this green lived a man. His name is not important, as no one ever used it. The villagers only ever called him the Apothecary.”

“Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”

“No," I say firmly. "If you ever doubt anything here, if you ever not know what to think or who to trust, you trust Todd, okay? You remember that.”

“Schooling ain't life.""Ain't it?" she says, her eyebrows raising in mock surprise.”

“Just cuz yer going there and I'm staying here," I say. "It don't mean we're parting.""No," she says and I know she understands. "No, it certainly doesn't.""I ain't parting from you again," I say, still looking at our fingers. "Not even in my head.”