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

“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 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.”