“At ten years old he realized that people were born whole, and that the bad things peeled layers from the person you once were, thinning compassion and empathy and the ability to construct a future. At thirteen he knew those layers could sometimes be rebuilt when people loved you. When you loved.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
“Nothing about them fit. Nothing about them worked. She loved him entirely and absolutely.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
“The thirteen-year-old pirate. And the beekeeper that saved his life.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
“To love and be loved was more than could ever be expected, more than enough for a thousand ordinary lifetimes.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
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