He was so pale the freckles stood out on his face the way they did when he was upset or hadn't slept. She thought they might be telling her something if she could only understand the language of freckles.

“A boy who is trouble is something entirely different as a man.”

“Any weapon touched by a woman, even by accident, must be cleansed with both wat…”

“Buddy had taken to Gillian in a major way. He thumped his leg, the way rabbits …”

“Some people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways.' I say, 'Be yourself an…”