“It's not the content of our dreams that gives our second heart its dark color; it's the thoughts that go through our heads in those wakeful moments when sleep won't come. And those are the things we never tell anyone at all.” GivingHeartMomentsDreamDarkSleepColorOur DreamsDark Colors Book:The Dogs of Babel Source: The Dogs of Babel
“Because for most of us, suicide is a moment we'll never choose. It's only for people like Lexy, who know they might choose eventually, who believe they have a choice to make.” PeopleKnowsBelieveMomentsMightChoicesSuicide Book:The Dogs of Babel Source: The Dogs of Babel
“The conclusion I have reached is that, above all, dogs are witnesses. They are allowed access to our most private moments. They are there when we think we are alone. Think of what they could tell us. They sit on the laps of presidents. They see acts of love and violence, quarrels and feuds, and the secret play of children. If they could tell us everything they have seen, all of the gaps of our lives would stitch themselves together.” IfsThinkingChildrenPlayMomentsTogetherPresidentSecretOur LivesViolenceDogAccessConclusionWitnessGapsQuarrelsLapActs Of LoveStitchesFeuds Book:The Dogs of Babel Source: The Dogs of Babel
“Perhaps she saw before her a lifetime of walking on the ruined earth and chose instead a single moment in the air.” MomentsEarthSawsAirWalkingLifetimeRuined Book:The Dogs of Babel Source: The Dogs of Babel
“For so long, it was just my secret. It burned inside me, and I felt like I was carrying something important, something that made me who I was and made me different from everybody else. I took it with me everywhere, and there was never a moment when I wasn't aware of it. It was like I was totally awake, like I could feel every nerve ending in my body. Sometimes my skin would almost hurt from the force of it, that's how strong it was. Like my whole body was buzzing or something. I felt almost, I don't know, noble, like a medieval knight or something, carrying this secret love around with me.” KnowsFeelsLongMadeImportantDifferentSometimesWholeMomentsBodyStrongForceFeltHurtSecretSkinsNobleAwakeNervesBurnedKnightsMedievalSecret Love Book:Lost and Found: A Novel Source: Lost and Found: A Novel
