I never knew I had the power to hurt him, only that he possessed the power to hurt me.

. . . and I don’t expect him to suborn his life into mine

Life…never gave me a chance to be soft.

No matter how interminable something feels, there is always, always an ending.

I want to drag you off and hide you away,” he whispered. “

More than most, I know the pain of surviving.

Most people weren’t aware enough to fear the things that could really hurt them.

As I dive between the legs of a big Gunnar, I see