We are like Humpty Dumpty and all these king's horses and all these king's men cannot put us back together again

I'm Jill Dumpty."
"So your brother was Humpty Dumpty?"
"And he didn't fall off that wall, Mr. Horner. He was pushed.

Humpty had always sat on walls, it was his way.

If I felt like a fish out of water in my family, I felt like a fish on Mars in Adam’s circle.

I meant it to be jokey, but it came out sounding bitter

he kissed me hard. "Promise me. Promise me you'll spend New Year's with me next year," he whispered into my ear.