The Underground Library

by Jennifer Ryan

“Who cares about society’s rules if you have a part of your son still here on earth?

“But I’m not a man, am I?”

You needed to love every day with every ounce of energy you had—in case this one was your last.

Sometimes all you need is the right people in your life.” She clenched her lips into a line. “Friends can make life bearable through the unbearable.”

those invisible bonds joining us so tightly that no matter what our enemies do, we will always stand together.”