“Many of these men, and the women too, sometimes even more so, would like to use your heart against you,” she says. “They think it’s a ticking time bomb in your chest, waiting to explode.” “Maybe it is,” Diane blurts out. I look at her. Severin smiles. “Maybe that’s our strength.”

“Many of these men, and the women too, sometimes even more so, would like to use your heart against you,” she says. “They think it’s a ticking time bomb in your chest, waiting to explode.” “Maybe it is,” Diane blurts out. I look at her. Severin smiles. “Maybe that’s our strength.”

— Megan Abbott