No one's hurt is too small, no worry too removed, no blessing so elusive that it cannot be seen by the eyes in the back of the human heart.

“Happy". I had not heard that word since Mr. Milgrom spoke it at the last Hanukk…”

“We wanted to define her, to wrap her up as we did each other, but we could not …”

“Now," my mother sniffled, "WERE you abducted? Kidnapped?""You mean did somebody…”

“Their voices came in clearly from the golf course. The laughing and yelping mad…”