Not only had my brother disappeared, but--and bear with me here--a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
The thing to know about my brother was that even though he was fifteen, he looked to be about the same age as me. Only, I'm not sure if that was because he looked older or I looked younger. I… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“But in the parent department, he had won the lottery. So, he'd always known that when he finally told them, they'd make him feel… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
I often found myself in situations where I had, without thinking, said too much to too many with too little caution. — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“You're like Lady MacBeth without the murder." "Thank you. You have no idea how much of a compliment that is to me.” — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“It was a great laugh - that kind where you can actually hear the 'ha-ha-ha's' if you listen closely enough.” — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“We have this way of putting certain ideas out of our minds...we do that. Humans, I mean. We have to bury things, hopes and… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“Life, he says, doesn’t have to be so bad all the time. We don’t have to be anxious about everything. We can just be.… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“Okay, so first we get you a new computer and then a Facebook page. Priorities, you know," he said, typing in Kyle's password. "What… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“I actually didn't mind too much that Gabriel had spent the past four nights in my room. He was relatively quiet, didn't go through… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“He accepted him for what he was. And that Data concluded, was true friendship.” — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“People didn't like having to come up with something smart or helpful or sensitive to say, and they weren't intelligent enough to realize that… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
Not only had my brother disappeared, but--and bear with me here--a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could,… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
“When one of us is dying, they say a part of all of us is. I think that's why it hurts. We go our… — John Corey Whaley Copy Share Image
