“There is nothing so actively alive as the dead.”
“How’s the patient?” asked Derby.“Dead to the world.”“But not actually dead.”“No.”“How nice - to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.”
“There are so many ways to be alive, but only one way to be dead.”
“Somehow, by dealing with the dead, I had never felt so alive.”
“I'm alive but I have no life. I'm alive but also dead. I'm dead and alive.”
“You're alive." Wyatt's voice had never sounded so...small. "You were dead, but Christ, Evy, you're alive.”