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"What people need to live is other people."

"'Because without a name for it, it's just something I am. A part of life. Once it's got a name, I know that means someone has studied it, dissected it, pulled it apart. When something has a name, they can say it's bad,' said Vern, and she didn't want to hear anybody else's thoughts on what was bad anymore."

"Vern reached out to squeeze Lucy's hand. Lucy squeezed back. In her mind, Vern said the words, 'I love you, I miss you.' Lucy put down the book, turned to Vern, and said, 'I like living inside of you.'"

"'That's one powerful flower,' said Howling. 'Flowerful.' That cracked him up."

"Though they were both pleased to hear it, she wasn't sure it was a compliment. They were both her raw parts, her every sensitivity."

"'It's me,' said Vern, filled with such abrupt longing for her mother she thought she might disintegrate from the lack of her."