I didn't trot my pain out to show around. I kept it better hidden than anyone. I did.

“And that was it; it was so easy for her. My own memories did not even belong to…”

“He'd always had that fearless optimism that made cynics like me squirm. I wonde…”

“I wanted to tell him so. Find the right words, string them together in the idea…”

“This life was fleeting, and I was still searching for the way I wanted to spend…”