“I have a list in my head of all the feelings I still want to feel before I die. And you have ticked so many things off that list.”

“Number one on my list of things to do before I die is become immortal. Obviously there is no number two on my list.”

“I employ this thing I called The Shovel List.”“A shovel..?”“No, a shovel list. It’s more of a conceptual thing. It’s a list of all the people and things I hate so much I want to hit them in the face with a shovel.”

“Most people have a list of 100 books to read before they die, or 100 places to visit. Not me. I have a list of 100 birthdays to see. No need to write them down, they're simply 50 through 150. Another list of mine is 100 people to meet before I die who look exactly like me, thanks to the miracle of cloning.”

“But there are things I want to do before I die, a whole list that I know I probably won't get to, but I'm sure as hell going to try.”

“I love the ritual of drawing up lists, and there's something wonderfully satisfying about ticking tasks off.”