“The climax is when you are taught the lesson that Punch never learns, and you are caught and charged with murder.”

“Hell, at this point, I can’t imagine my story without Amy. She is my forever antagonist. We are one long frightening climax.”

“People got such a charge from seeing their names in print. Proof of existence. I could picture a squabble of ghosts ripping through piles of newspapers. Pointing at a name on the page. See, there I am. I told you I lived. I told you I was.”

“It's not easy, pairing yourself off with someone forever. It's an admirable thing, and I'm glad you're both doing it, but, boy-oh-girl-oh, there will be days you wish you'd never done it. And those will be the good times, when it's only days of regret and not months.”

“She’s easy to like. I’ve never understood why that’s considered a compliment - that just anyone could like you.”

“The worst feeling: when you just have to wait and prepare yourself for the lie.”

“How do you keep safe when your whole day is as wide and empty as the sky?”