Another thing Kai liked to say: love is a tangible thing. It is palpable. You can hold it in your hands. You can see it in the air. You can breathe it in and hold it and push that shit right back out of your lungs. When it dissolves, you might not see it, but that won’t mean it wasn’t there. Because you were.”
-- Cam

Importance: Early in the novel, Cam recalls Kai’s statement that “love is a tangible thing” (57). Although Cam is heartbroken at this point in the narrative, he eventually comes to understand the semi-permanence of love and connection. Although his relationship with Kai ended after Kai’s death, he accepts that his own presence renders their love present and “palpable” (57).

You don’t have to do this alone… I can be there, too.”
-- TJ

Importance: At the end of the section focusing on Cam, TJ reaches out in...