Elijah Alicea

“We didn't waste one second of that day. We talked about the past. We talked about the future. And we danced. And we sang. And we toasted absent friends, as the stars shone through the night sky, like Amber's last gift.”
― Matthew Crow, The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

“Do you know the best thing about stars?'
'What?'
'They're all dead, but we can still see them. When we look up it's like we're looking at a million different memories, a million different versions of something that used to be. That's not romantic, either; it's just science.'
'It's a bit romantic,' I tried to argue.
'No, it's not.' she said. 'It's real, and that's what's important.”
― Matthew Crow

“We had no plan. No final destination in mind. We just drove faster and faster until we arrived. And when we did, all I could think of was how much fun it had been getting there.”
― Matthew Crow, The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

“Nothing's ever all bad if you think hard enough about it.”
― Matthew Crow, In Bloom