“I just want to show her that her life is worth living, that she can't let her past dictate her future.”

“I want to tell her that I can't pull her down. I want to tell her that she has to let go of my hand in order to swim. I want to tell her that she must live her own life. But I sense she already knows that these options are open to her. And that she, too, has made her choice.”

“She didn't want to be reminded of her past or how different her present was from the future she'd taken for granted.”

“Her past is behind her, her future is of little concern. She moves towards the grave, at her own speed.”

“Emily leans forward and gives me a kiss. Through the kiss, she shows me her love. I show her my love and excitement for our future. She is mine and until she didn’t want me, she always would be.”

“She lived in her past life- these relics and remembrances of dead affection were all that was left her in the world.”