“Death cuts off possibilities. Even if they were possibilities you never meant to act on, it feels differentwhen they’re gone.”

“You're so far off base this time you can't even see the base!”

“Uh - do you want to do it outside?"Frequently. Oh, you meant the wedding. That, too.”

“My feelings were hurt. Once I started I couldn't seem to let it go. Be strange if the person who matters most in the whole world couldn't hurt your feelings, wouldn't it?”

“Living does not undo life. Death does not, either. Life and death are not either-or.”

“Who wants to feel everything everyone else feels all the time?”

“When you’re raw you don’t want people studying your reactions, even if you’ve convinced yourself you’re just fine. Maybe especially then.”