I could see everything she said as if it were a wall painting inside the cave of my own skull.

“You know, Joey, the medication has helped settle you down, but you have been a …”

“You're supposed to feel sorry for me," I said. "What I feel for you and what I …”

“...who proved that you don't have to do what your parents want, or what your bo…”

“...but every living soul is a book of their own history, which sits on the ever…”