"She knew that it was a lie, but she loved it and believed it, like a fairy tale, like a song, like a bedtime story, like a magic trick."

Haley Tanner, Vaclav and Lena

"Hugging. Except there is too much contact between necks, between the softness at the intersection of neck and jaw,not enough friendly vigor, too much of the world falling silent while they hold onto each other."

Haley Tanner, Vaclav and Lena

"There is no going back once you know something, because from then on, you always know it."

Haley Tanner, Vaclav & Lena