The nature of love had totally escaped her until now. She had thought that if you lost it, you could never get it back, like a stone thrown down a well. But it was like the water at the bottom of the well, there when you can't even see it, shifting in the dark.

“Before she realized he was next to her, he had placed his hands over hers on th…”

“The sky is already purple; the first few stars have appeared, suddenly, as if s…”

“No barrier was strong enough to keep out the movement of time.”

“He could burn her up alive; he could do it in a minute flat, and that's not eas…”