“ His lips are familiar. I know the shape of them, know how to make mine fit against them. His taste is familiar too. For all the illusions and colors and sweet smells... he has always tasted like skin.… Lauren DeStefano
“ My father warned me that you’re an interloper. He told me I should make you leave, since we’re no longer married and you’re not my concern,” he says. The thought gives me a chill. Yes, I’m sure Vaughn… Lauren DeStefano
“ It's quiet for a while, and then Rowan says; "We could talk now. We're alone out here. No walls.""There are always walls." I say. Lauren DeStefano
“ He looks at me, and I don't know what he sees. I used to think it was Rose. But she's not here with us now, in this room. It's just him and me, and the books. I feel like our lives are in those books.… Lauren DeStefano
“ I don't dare touch her. Loss is a knowledge I'm sorry to have. Perhaps the only thing worse than experiencing it, is watching it replay anew in someone else--all the awful stages picking up like a cho… Lauren DeStefano
“ Just being alive feels so arduous that all I want to do is climb under the covers and sleep. Lauren DeStefano
