i want to make sure it 's okay with you . '' `` we would never sell our owl . '' it was n't going to be easy , deliberately giving that up , and i could n't lie and tell myself that what thomas and i were doing was a simple replacement . he believed that she knew all too well how difficult it was to leave your childhood home behind forever . i never could have done this without you . `` are you asking for a look at my haunted childhood , since i made you tell me about yours ? '' 