I'm used to a feeling of doubleness, of thinking one thing and having to do another, a constant tug-of-war.

“With the cure, relationships are all the same, and rules and expectations are d…”

“I'm not even sure whether I'm missing my mother, or simply the old routine of m…”

“For a second, I feel a sense of overwhelming grief: for how things change, for …”

“On the fourth ring there's the sound of fumbling. Then Kent's voice, warm and r…”