““Can't you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that child on the bridge, has been to bring myself closer to you. He was like a song I'd heard once in fragments but had been singing in my mind ever since. Water is powerful. It can wash away earth, put out fire, and even destroy iron. He was like a song I'd heard once in fragments but had been singing in my mind ever since. The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains. I think the things I remember are more real than the things I see.””
