“Whenever I'm with Bodee, it feels as if I'm made of glass. Mascara, blush, and fake smiles never fool him. Maybe it comes from years seeing his mother hide her fears from the world. But I'm not ready to share.” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“He always had bread crumbs in his voice, and I followed them like a fairy tale.” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“I love this about her. That she is like me. Emotional, and embarrassed about being emotional. I” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Right now we're both yard sales of emotions. A penny for pain. A dime for bitterness. A quarter for grief. A dollar for silence.… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Night was like Christmas. There wasn't nearly enough of it to go around, especially in June.” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“And more than that, Bodee left me with hope. For love. For wanting someone to touch me again and to lie with me without… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“And he gets why I didn't want us to be that to each other. Most people want puddles to splash around in; Thom wants… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Black funeral dress. Black heels. Black headband in my hair. Death has a style all it's own. I'm glad I don't have to wear… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Lex, this'll sound weird, but when I was a kid I believed in monsters. You know, like vampires. Werewolves. Ghosts. And I believed in… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Bodee keeps us upright; not that his traction is better than mine, but because it’s what he does.” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“I'd like to hold you in the mountains, like to kiss you by the sea. Take you far, far from here to a place… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Nature, at its strongest, shaved off mountaintops or threw houses into the air, but it couldn't wash away pain. Everything had limitations.” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
