- “You see, here’s my theory: Kids chase the love eludes them, and for me, that was my father’s love. He kept it tucked away, like papers in a briefcase. And I kept trying to get in there.” (33)
- “‘The backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature,’ he said. ‘You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.’” (142)
- “She put one hand on mine. ‘When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.’” (145)
- “It’s such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.’”(152)
- “‘I hope you never hear those words. Your mom. She died. They are different than other words. They are too big to fit in your ears. They belong to some strange, heavy, powerful language that pounds away at the side of your head, a wrecking ball coming at you again and again, until finally, the words crack a hole large enough to fit inside your brain. And in so doing, they split you apart.” (172-173)
- “‘Secrets, Charley,’ my mother whispered. ‘They’ll tear you apart.’” (186)
- “‘Perdonare,’, the woman mumbled. And everything us disappeared. (189)
- “I had no one to talk me out of my despair, and that was a mistake. You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to you heart. (194)
aug 18 2011 ∞
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