“The idea that people who guarded you could also be the people that you needed guarding from was nothing anyone should have to learn.”

“The idea that people who guarded you could also be the people that you needed guarding from was nothing anyone should have to learn.”

“The three children had hear the story of the Duene lovers, but they interpreted it differently. And it does not matter, ultimately, what they heard or even what they knew. It is how they interpret the story that will make all the difference.”

“Running, you should know, is a kind of stillness.”

“Family will always kill you -- some bit by bit, others all at once. It is the love that does it.”