“We should trust people to be exactly what they have proven themselves to be, no more and no less.”

“Caterpillar dun' become butterfly-caterpillar die so butterfly can be. A new thing. We all must let ourselves die to be what we will be. But we cling to what we know.”

“Hey, Jimmy.”“Yeah.”“You ever think about how long we’re going to live?”“No,” he says. “Not really.”“Well, why not?”“I dunno. Guess I’m too busy livin’ it to think about it.”

“I forgive him and like water draining from the sand after a wave, the power he held over me disappears. A slow smile rises on my face.”

“We should trust people to be exactly what they have proven themselves to be, no more and no less.”