"I found it earlier," Alan admits. It's a lot easier to catch with your face an inch from the floor. "But it's better with the mystery, isn't it? It wouldn't mean the same thing, if we could see it right away."

"It's surviving, somehow, and it doesn't have any idea how miraculous that is. I suppose we don't either." A shallow glance up, as though he'll see anything more than ceiling. "It still matters that we try."