The Orphan Master's Son

by Adam Johnson

The darkness inside your head is something your imagination fills with stories that have nothing to do with the real darkness around you.

Use your imagination only on the future, never on the present or the past.

You don’t have to choose the alone.”

“I understand that during wartime, no side has a monopoly on the unspeakable.

“A name isn’t a person,” Ga said. “Don’t ever remember someone by their name. To keep someone alive, you put them inside you, you put their face on your heart. Then, no matter where you are, they’re always with you because they’re a part of you.”