She said that one day they would be very old, that the world would be a different place, but it would always be their world, and that the time apart now would be a nightmare from which they would recover - desperation buried under years of happiness.

"Royal Young's writing is that rare blend of irony and beauty."

Simon Van Booy

"You were unsure which pain is worse -- the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will."

Simon Van Booy

"Loneliness is like being the only person left alive in theuniverse, except that everyone else is still here."

Simon Van Booy