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"I know now," she said. "What it means to be human."
He wiped away her tears. "What?"
"It means having your heart broken. There is nothing more human than a broken heart. How am I supposed to leave you both?"

“Not until they felt a heart beating in a chest like I have. Not until I felt the bones beneath my skin. We're not alike. Not really. We're separated by time and space. And yet, somehow, we're all made of dust and stars.”

“I love you."
"Nate. Are you okay?"
"I don't know. I don't know anymore. But something big is happening. Something I can't explain. And I just needed to—to hear your voice again. Skipping rocks. Remember?"
"I remember." Rick sighed. "You weren't very good at it."
"Yeah. I learned, though. You taught me how.
"I don't-Nate, what are you talking about?"
“Just-thank you. For showing me how to skip rocks."

"You think yourself alone. You think yourself lost. We wanted to show you that there was so much more than this place. We didn't come to hurt you. We didn't come to save you. Only you can do that. We came to be your friend. To make you understand that, in the end, you are never alone."

“Peggy's hand had found his shoulder again. Nate was thankful Alex had worn another plaid shirt over the tank top. He probably would have reached over and broken her fingers if they'd been on skin.”

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“Sometimes you need to take thing on faith," she said quietly. "Even if you think you have no faith left, I promise you, you do. All of you do. It's easier, I think, to stay lost. But when you're found, when you open your eyes, you can finally see the truth for what it is."