I felt as if the only thing that made sense, whether for Naoko or for me, was to keep going back and forth between 18 and 19. After 18 would come 19, and after 19, 18, of course. But she turned 20. And in the autumn, I would do the same. Only the dead stay 17 forever.

"The sky blushes, letting go of its darkness.
The fringe of the horizon is pink.

'Sunrise,' Tippi says.
'It makes me want to believe in God.'"
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throwback saturday: a dogear for each favourite quote.