“Creatures, Malorie thinks. What a cheap word.”

“How can she expect her children to dream as big as the stars if they can't lift their heads to gaze upon them?”

“I asked her if I shined like the sun, and she told me, 'No, Daddy, you shine more like the moon, when it’s dark outside.'”

“Your worries only keep you safe long enough to worry some more.”

“The fear she experiences sits firmly upon the center of her soul.”