I used to miss you when you were out of town, but now I get that feeling when I look at you, when you‘re right here.

“She ran past a group of boys her age who whistled and she was angry that they didn‘t know what had happened to her, and she felt vaguely afraid of them and she felt angry that she was afraid of them and sorry for that fear, then angry again.”

“Life is too short to be afraid of nothing”

“It‘s not that I hate men. I‘m just terrified of them.”

“He turned the lock and smiled at me. I couldn‘t move. He hadn‘t tied me up, but I couldn‘t move. That‘s the worst part. No excuse. You fight to put names on all of your dead, but not every victim wants to be known. Not all of us can deal with the illumination that comes with justice.”

He is staring at the deer, the way a person might stare at the sea- without thought, without time.