No," I snapped. "I mean, no. I'm answering. I'm just collecting my response."
Another few seconds passed.
Is there a time limit for this?" he asked. I shot him a look. "Just wondering.

“If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.”

“This lost, loose feeling that no consequence could be so harmful as the sense o…”

“Forgiveness is hard. Acceptance is doable.”

“Once, this had been the life I’d wanted. Even chosen. Now, though, I couldn’t b…”