“From the way Blake was looking at me, I for the feeling he'd finally figured it out. Maybe that was one thing about him that had changed. But it had taken him too long.” — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“When she was gone, I went to the basement, found an empty box, and sealed the teddy bear and the NYU sweatshirt inside with… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“Blake stared at me and I sensed what he was getting at - there wasn't anybody important, he was going to be in New… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“Thunder crashed, lightning ripped across the sky, and we stayed on the bench with our arms around each other even though rain fell in… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“I remembered the things we used to talk about, the things we'd planned. But now I wanted other things, new things, like the career… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“I looked into Blake's eyes, remembering my lost marble and thinking that even though it was gone forever, there could be another match out… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“She was wearing her fuzzy pink hat and she was happy, which was so obnoxious. She'd become one of those people who waltzed through… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“From the way Blake was looking at me, I for the feeling he'd finally figured it out. Maybe that was one thing about him… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“And I didn't tell mom what happened. She'd already warned me that bad things could hide in the most unlikely places.” — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“The memory of tonight was as unblemished as new-fallen snow that I had to protect from careless footsteps.” — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“Bye-bye, I thought, almost sure that I'd never see her again. But if I did - if we ran into each other someday -… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“I thought he should have realized sooner that important people don't show up very often, and you should hold on to them when they… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
“I don't think much about guys from the past. I'm glad I knew them, but there's a reason they didn't make it into my… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share
