You really didn't see the sadness or the longing unless you already knew it was there. But that was the trick, wasn't it? Everyone had their disappointment and their baggage; only, some people carried it in their inside pockets and not on their backs.
Maggie Stiefvater (2013). “The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)”, p.198, Scholastic Inc.
