It's hard as hell to hold on to your dignity when the risen sun is too bright in your eyes.

“Like the way the sun is right now, with the long shadows, and that kind of brig…”

“Best day of my life was January 9, 1997. I was eight years old and my mom and I…”

“And then there are books, which you can't tell people about, books so special a…”

“In the beginning, she had hauted me, haunted my dreams, but even now, just week…”