Feeling special is the worst kind of cage a person can build for himself..

She tried to open the bottle, but the top slipped through her fingers without moving. He took the bottle from her hand and opened it with his thumb a….

It was strange to find them here, still alive, with their shared bits of past that suddenly counted for nothing..

You can fall ill with just a memory..

Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains.

Mattia's voice no longer stirred anything in his stomach, but he was aware of the idea of him and always would be, as the only true benchmark for eve….

She found herself thinking of how it would feel to be safely trapped in his arms, with no more possibility to choose..

She hadn't chosen him over all the others. The truth was that she hadn't even thought about anyone else..

His scars were hidden and safe in her hand..

...finally her hands, so light, holding his head still and catching all his thoughts and imprisoning them there, in the space that no longer existed ….