I’m sorry,” he repeats again, too low for Raven and Tack to hear. “I’m sorry for everything.

“This is what happens when you try to help people. You get screwed.”

“It was as though the darkness was a sheet of raw cookie dough and someone had j…”

“And then, just at that moment, when I'm no longer sure if I'm dreaming or awake…”

“For a moment, my heart aches for him. I should never have asked him to join me …”