She wondered how trees became petrified, if the same process worked with a human heart.

“Lies were only as strong as the suckers that believed them.”

“The wine- it made her limbs loose and liquid, made her feel that a hummingbird …”

“As Lacy waited for her turn to speak on Peter's behalf, she thought back to the…”

“You will ask yourself How come; you will ask yourself What if.”