“Why wouldn't you talk to us Little Sister? "I tried," Little Sister says. "I did. But my voice was lost in sadness.”

“No matter what she'd done, you have to say..." "You have to say, 'It wouldn't have made a bit if difference.”

“Knowing that time is short is important. Knowing to make the best use of it you can, that's important. Letting those around you know you love them. Because you never know when you'll have to say good-bye.”

“But past events had impressed uponme how fast things could go wrong, and how different life might be after they did.”

“Grief stays with a person for a long time.”

“I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.”

“I'm sorry. I didn't know you were coming or I'd have cleaned up a little more. My life, I mean, not just the apartment.”