Because You Told Me You

He Didn't Know What Books Meant To Her, That Books Were Symbols Of Truth And Meaning.

Memories Did One No Good, Not When One Knew The Truth In The Present

James, You Are All The Family I Have. I Would Die For You. You Know That. I Would Die Without You. If It Were Not For You, I Would Be Dead A Hundred Times Over These Past Five Years. I Owe You Everything, And If You Cannot Believe I Have Empathy, Perhaps You Might At Least Believe I Know Honor--honor, And Debt--

I Tell Myself He's Better Than He Makes Himself Out To Be, But, Tessa, What If He Isn't?

It Was Good To Be Here With Hem And Cecily An Charlotte, To Be Surrounded By Their Affection, But Without Her There Would Always Be Something Missing, A Tessa-shaped Part Chiseled Out Of His Heart That He Could Never Get Back.