“Susie?" "Yes?" "Just have fun, kid.”

“My name was Salmon like the fish, first name Susie.”

“Please don't let Daddy die Susie," he whispered. "I need him.”

“He had been my almost. My might-have-been.I was afraid of what I wanted most - His kiss. Still, I collected kiss stories. -Susie Salmon”

“He would find his Susie,inside his young son. Give that love to the living.”

“My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered.”

“Sometimes you cry, Susie, even when someone you love has been gone a long time.”