“And he realizes that no, he doesn’t have to be here. There’s no Bureau requirement, no order, no generally agreed guideline, nothing official that mandates his presence at the funeral of a girl who killed herself because the seams where… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“Beautiful things are short-lived, he told me the first time we met. He made sure of that, and then he strove to give his Butterflies a strange breed of immortality” — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“Their hats are identical, and I wonder how it must be to go through hell with someone and have each other to lean on… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“but sometimes you just need that visceral affirmation that the people you love are all right, that they’re just there in front of you.… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“When I pull out the camera and look through the viewer, the world seems to sharpen. Focus. Not that terrible things aren’t still out… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“Some people stay broken, others put themselves back together with all the sharp bits showing? He’d” — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“There is very little uglier than plowed snow. The roads are clear, though, and all the sidewalks are tinted blue from the salt. It… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“So do I ever get to meet them?” she asks. He blinks, almost pulls the phone away from his ear to stare at it.… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“What I've finally begun to understand is that madness allows for an appalling honesty.” — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“Anything tries to destroy them, they'll burn the world to take it down with them.” — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“A little bit farther on, there’s a plaza anchored by an enormous twenty-four-hour gym on one end and an educational afterschool care facility on… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
“I take a deep breath, give myself the time to truly think it through. There are moments I realize just how unconventional my relationship… — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
