Listening is a very rare skill, and in these noisy times, it is more and more valuable.

“It kept the loneliness of crushlessness from being entirely crushing.”

“I love you present tense. It's okay, Gus. It's okay. It is. It's okay, you hear…”

“¿Te sientes mejor? le preguntó.No murmuró Isaac.Es lo que pasa con el dolor dij…”

“You can light these," I whispered to him. "I won't mind.”