“It's a funny feeling, being suddenly airborne. Just as you realize it, it's over, and you're sinking.”

“Stop it. Seriously. This isn't funny.''You're right.' A pause. 'It's pathetic.”

“I felt something catch in my throat, a sudden surge of sadness that caught me unaware, almost taking my breath away. That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of something being gone. Just when you think it's reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you and it just hits you all over again, that shocking.”

“That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it's reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again, that shocking.”

“But it's strange, when you've always been told something is true, like the moon will come back. You need proof. And while you wait, you feel the entire balance of your world just tipping. It's crazy. But when it's over, and it does come back, that's the best, because it's all you want, everything narrows to just that. It's this great rush, like for that one second everything's okay with the world again. It's amazing.”

“It's funny how someone's perception of you can be formed without you even knowing it.”

“Just when you think it's reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again, that shocking.”