“ You’re not like other girls, you know that, right?’ Ed asks.‘I’ve been aware of the problem,’ I tell him. Cath Crowley
“ Words do matter. They’re not pointless. If they were pointless then they couldn’t start revolutions and they wouldn’t change history and they wouldn’t be the things that you think about every night be… Cath Crowley
“ She looked at me with those empty eyes, and I thought, I'm going to make sure I fill them up with something. Cath Crowley
“ As if all the years haven't dulled that moment. She's staring at a spot of air in front of it, and I know, in that spot of air, is her son. Cath Crowley
“ I'll never throw these small things away. There will never be a time when I don't want them, all the tiny parts of Cal that made a life. Cath Crowley
“ I read somewhere that spiders can spin silk strong enough to hold the weight of a thousand trucks. I tried to imagine those lines of silver, thinner than air, stronger than steel. Sometimes I think th… Cath Crowley
“ But I love you, and before you say it words do matter. They're not pointless. If they were pointless then they couldn't start revolutions and they wouldn't change history and they wouldn't be the thin… Cath Crowley
“ How can I explain to her that I just can't come home? It's too soon, it's too late; I do want to be with Helen every second of the day but at the same time I don't want to be with her at all. I want t… Cath Crowley
“ We watch her walk into the spotlight she’s been been hiding from most of her life. Sure, friendship is all about believing in someone so hard they believe it, too. Sure, it’s about trust. But if anyon… Cath Crowley
“ I'm always looking for what will make me whole. What will make me happy? Somewhere along the way I started to think it wasn't Helen anymore. She hasn't changed. Her laugh is still the one I remember.… Cath Crowley
“ If my like for you was a football crowd, you’d be deaf ’cause of the roar. And if my like for you was a boxer, there’d be a dead guy lying on the floor. And if my like for you was sugar, you’d lose yo… Cath Crowley
“ The past is with me; the present is here. The future is unmapped and changeable. Ours for the imagining: spreading out before us. Sunlight filled, deep blue, and the darkness. Cath Crowley
