“ The names of the list mean something. Every one. They mean something to me.Everyone means something to someone. Julie Orringer
“ How astounding that the largest thing he'd ever seen was still no match for the diminishing effect of distance. It made him aware of his own smallness in the world, his insignificance in the face of w… Julie Orringer
“ At times, circumstances conspire to make us believe the lies we tell ourselves. Everything- the weather, the season, the fall of light- sets the stage for our play; we find ourselves, instead of actin… Julie Orringer
“ Still, he could feel a fine cord stretched between them, a thin luminous fiber that ran from his chest all the way across the continent and forked into theirs. Never before had he lived through a feve… Julie Orringer
“ He allowed himself to imagine for the first time that the rest of his life might not be shaped by the misery of his past. Julie Orringer