“ But the maintenance of two entirely different shelves - one real, one virtual - was confusing and exhausting. People became so addicted to looking at their tablets that they stopped going outside and… Donna Freitas
“ …) I`d learned from experience that hugging someone only encouraged the person to cry even harder and I always wanted the tears to stop. But I was beginning to understand that there would always be sa… Donna Freitas
“ The only thing that mattered was where I was and who I was with now, and when Will’s arms tightened around me I knew I was right where I needed to be all along. Donna Freitas
“ …) I remembered the words in the note Mom left in my Survival Kit about using my imagination. Finally, after all this time, I felt its wheels begin to turn again, slowly at first, as if they were rust… Donna Freitas
“ Was he going to ask me to go with him? Maybe I was getting ahead of myself and he was just making conversation. Oh, why was talking to a boy so fraught with complication? Donna Freitas
“ Now you, Grandma barks at him. Yes, you, the invisible truck driver, she added, giving me a wicked grin. Go stand next to Rose over there by the stone bench and smile like you mean it.Yes, ma'am, Will… Donna Freitas
“ There were just little things and they still made me sad, but I become better at staying in my sadness and at resisting the urge to chase it away. Donna Freitas
“ Music hadn`t always deepened my grief. For most of my sixteen years, it had healed my hurts, soothed them, given me a way to remember and the strength to move on. Donna Freitas
“ I wish I could bottle this,' I whispered.'And drink it every morning.''And every day at lunch, and then again at dinner, and before bed.''You'd get sick of it,' he said.I shook my head. 'Never.''Serio… Donna Freitas
“ For me to give someone a firm and enthusiastic yes or no is to presume the person I am saying yes or no to is my equal, or at least someone I feel equal to saying yes or no to, as though they are a pa… Donna Freitas
“ There is a liminal space created between the powerful person and the person who is the target of unwanted attention, a liminal space between outright yes and outright no -- not a maybe-yes or maybe-no… Donna Freitas
