Hope, Patrick knew, was the exact measure of distance
between himself and the person who’d come for help.

“Imagine a world that seemed so much bigger than you. Imagine waking up one morn…”

“think about it: Romeo and Juliet bucked the system, and look where it got them.…”

“In this new place we've found, sometimes there aren't words, because the truth …”

“How could you not want to draw breath one more day? How could your own life be …”