Pretty Girls

“The details will tear you apart.”

It’ll help sober you up.”

out-of-body experience

Your mother and I had always been secretly pleased that you were so headstrong and passionate about your causes. Once you were gone, we understood that these were the qualities that painted young men as smart and ambitious and young women as trouble.

That’s what she got for marrying a geek.

Tall, dark, and handsome with twinkling eyes and a mouth that moved like honey.

Trust but verify.

Claire didn’t want to be clever anymore. She wanted to be in control.

Why is it that we always neglect the things that matter most?

“I loved him. I know you don’t want to believe that, but I really, truly, giddy, heart-­breaking, longing, achingly loved him.”