If she could see the beauty of this underground world, and appreciate what it means: the music, the dancing, the feeling of fingertips and lips, like a moment of flight after a lifetime of crawling.

“You have to learn that people are always listening.”

“How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anythi…”

“But the guilt goes even deeper than that. It, too, is dust: Layers and layers o…”

“Maybe it would be better if we didn't love. If we didn't lose, either. If we di…”