Quotes from Aryn Kyle

My whole body felt weak and hollow, like in one moment it might forget how to move, how to stand, how to breathe.

Kate's unhappiness was like weather, a storm rolling constantly toward or away from her, a force she could feel approaching like a hum of electrical current across her skin before it broke open, soaking her in sadness, and she would have no choice but to brace against the misery until it wore itself out on her and passed on to someone else.

You tell us about your other friends. You feel guilty speaking about them, but you are annoyed, frustrated. You don't always trust their motives. You feel pressured by their demands on you. You're worn out by the effort it takes to be with them, to feign interest in their stream of never-ending problems.

I could hear him breathing on the other end of the line, the air moving through his lips, across his tongue, into his throat and lungs, then turning to silence as he held it there, thinking.

Every time you answer the phone, someone is crying, someone is raging, someone is begging you to solve their problems.

Marriage is the most expensive ticket to nowhere