I realized it in waves and we held on to each other crying and I thought, God we must look so lame, but it doesn't matter much when you have just now realized, all the time later, that you are still alive.

“I would always love Alaska Young, my crooked neighbor, with all my crooked hear…”

“I've gotten really hot since you went blind.”

“You couldn't be more wrong," I said. "You are buying into the cross-stitched se…”

“I just want to stay away from people and read books.”