Maybe weakness is a strength of a kind.

“She could not trust herself to hope—but without hope, she realized, she had no …”

“I still love you. I will always love you, and that is all that matters. I will …”

“I lived for those moments when we were together, those few times in my life tha…”

“...and Schuyler hoped with all her heart that he would never find out the truth.”