LIRAN

“Our biggest fears stretch from sleeping without our beloved teddy bear to finding out that we have no purpose in life. Did time, maturity, and overcoming obstacles offer the kind of contentment so evident in Orvin? Or did we just simply give up and surrender to the life we were already living?”
― Renee Carlino, Before We Were Strangers

“New York has an energy that takes root inside of you. Even a transplant like me gets to know the different boroughs, like they’re living, breathing organisms. There’s nowhere else like it. The city becomes a character in your life, a love you can’t take out of you.”
― Renee Carlino, Before We Were Strangers

“I remember my teacher telling me I could be president one day, and me replying that I didn’t want to because I didn’t like parades.”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“Did it?” I said, still staring down at her. I could have looked at her like that all night.”
― Renee Carlino, Before We Were Strangers