“Colleen had this idea -- a faded, crumpled, smudged idea -- that being nice counted for something.”

“Colleen had this idea -- a faded, crumpled, smudged idea -- that being nice counted for something.”

“That was how it always was with Colleen: No matter how sad she felt, there was always this little bit of hope - like a speck of glitter caught in your eyelash - that never went away, no matter what.”