The young woman was crying, in the way that grownups cry, keeping it inside as much as they can, and hating it when it still pushes out at the edges, making them ugly and funny-looking on the way.

“You know that I love you."And despite herself, Coraline nodded. It was true. Th…”

“This book started like this.My son, who is called Michael or Mike these days, b…”

“you got a story to tell, and you are the only one who can tell it. Don't give u…”

“Nobody actually looks like what they really are on the inside.”