I have the urge to lay my hand on his shoulder and say, 'I understand.' But the words seem stupid. We can never understand. We can only try, fumbling our way through the tunneled places, reaching for light.

“Mmm, butt bagels." Elody reaches into the bag and pulls out a bagel, half squas…”

“HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO HAVE A PLACE; WISE ARE THEY WHO FOLLOW THE PATH; BLESSED AR…”

“For all the people who have infected me with amor deliria nervosa in the past- …”

“Here's the last thing that occurs to me as Sarah recedes in the rearview mirror…”