“When you die, are you ever allowed to come back?""Only if you had your hand stamped...”
“They had, finally, the only thing anyone really wants in life: someone to hold your hand when you die.”
“I knew I had to live. I had to be there when you came back. You died alone, but I wouldn't let you come back alone.”
“There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child - you grow up knowing you aren't allowed to disappoint, you're not even allowed to die.”
“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then--and only then--it is handed to you.”
“She's as plastic as you are. If you ever have kids, they'll come out of the birth canal with Fisher-Price stamped on their butts.”