" He's horrified of being his father's son, but he's also...proud? For the first time in his life, it's easy for him to see that his father is proud of him. That still means more to him than I do, and he's too scared to think of right and wrong.

If there'd never been a Garden, if you'd met him at the library or something, do you think you'd love him?

Honestly? I don't think I know what that kind of love is. I've seen it in a few others, but for myself? Maybe I'm just not capable of it.

I can't decide if that's sad or safe.

I can't think of any reason it can't be both. "

― Dot Hutchison , The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)