“She was beautiful, but her youth, the very awkwardness of her age, prevented her from flaunting it.”

“My brother trolled recovery and support groups, searching for women with dependency issues, the way I frequented bookstores with the hope of finding a well-adjusted, intelligent woman. Between us, his record was more stellar, his sin more reprehensible; though, knowing my brother, he slept soundly through the night without ever experiencing the slightest remorse.”

“She was beautiful, but her youth, the very awkwardness of her age, prevented her from flaunting it.”