“Everything’s going to be fine. We’re all going to be all right.” “I know,” she said. It was clear that no one thought this at all. Which was why they all kept saying it. And why she kept agreeing with them. As if repetition alone could keep whatever it was they were all worried about at bay.”

“Everything’s going to be fine. We’re all going to be all right.” “I know,” she said. It was clear that no one thought this at all. Which was why they all kept saying it. And why she kept agreeing with them. As if repetition alone could keep whatever it was they were all worried about at bay.”

— Val Brelinski