“Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free.”

“Its funny how even when youve lived with someone your whole life, they can still surprise you.”

“Memories are what makes each person different.”

“Memories are powerful that way. They can bring back to another place and time and make them laugh or cry all over again.”

“Theres comfort in hearing a voice when the world is silent.”

“Its hard not to smile when youre going eyeball to eyeball with a frosted chocolate cupcake.”

“For every inch of skin, there is memory. Devils are so made. Saints, too, if you believe in them. His humanity has been broken as an old walking stick that once held up a crippled man named Thomas....”

“It frightens me that I can't do anything sensible about it.""Are you scared that you'll wind up with a boring job where you have to see the same people every day and drink instant coffee?""I'm more...”

“She'd be dead before the memories and pain were finally gone; she knew it, accepted it, and dealt with it.”

“But who can remember pain, once its over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.”

“I know what you are learning to endure. There is nothing to be done. Make sure nothing is wasted. Take notes. Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In lif...”

“My mind, I know, I can prove, hovers on hummingbird wings. It hovers and it churns. And when it's operating at full thrust, the churning does not stop. The machines do not rest, the systems rarely ...”