“What was a shadow, after all, but a shape in the moving world reduced to a projection of possibilities?”

“What was a shadow, after all, but a shape in the moving world reduced to a projection of possibilities?”

“Above them, stars shine in constellations that Jenny recognizes from the ceiling of her father's house, the ones Mom and Dad helped her put up when she was in third grade. Constellations with names like Fire Truck and Ladybug Come Home, constellations that you won't find in any astronomer's catalogue.”