Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

"Into the silence rips a sound that makes me let go of Max's hand and cover my ears. It is like the strafe of a bullet, nails on a chalkboard, promises being broken. It's a note I have never heard - this chord of pure pain - and it takes a moment to realize it is coming from me."

"Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far."

"You know someone's right for you when the things they don't have to say are even more important than the things they do."

"You know someone's right for you when the things they don't have to say are even more important than the things they do."