“He couldn’t count them all. Nobody taught him how to count past ten. Such losses were beyond his comprehension.”

“Do not forget to put it here where it never gets lost,”his mother said, pointing to his heart.”

“Remember, you are never alone in this world. Never.”

“For him, it appeared he could freezethe moment in a memory; only for it to slip through hishands like water.”

“He couldn’t count them all. Nobody taught him how to count past ten. Such losses were beyond his comprehension.”