“Forgiveness isn’t something I’m preoccupied with — turning the other cheek isn’t my trip.”

“Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static, or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.”

“This isn’t really death,’ Tyler says. ‘We’ll be legend. We won’t grow old.’ I tongue the barrel into my cheek and say, Tyler, you’re thinking of vampires.”

“Love isn’t something you have, it’s something you do.”

“Something tells me that this isn’t going to be as simple as it looks.”

“Happiness isn’t having something for yourself but wanting it for everyone.”

“This is what a memorial is: standing still, staring at something that isn’t ther”

“The world isn’t that easily turned upside down, Haida replied. It’s people who are turned upside down.”

“I guess forgiveness, like happiness, isn’t a final destination. You don’t one day get there and get to stay.”

“But life isn’t about learning to forgive those who have hurt you or forgetting your past. It’s about learning to forgive yourself for being human and making mistakes.”