“A man faced death, but when death drew back forgot it until the next time.”

“There was a pause, while I fought against this other, lesser kind of death that was creeping over me - this death called strangeness, this snapping of all the customary little threads of cause and effect that are our moorings at other times. Slowly they all drew back from me step by step, until I was left there alone, cut off.("All At Once, No Alice")”

“If a man confessed anything on his death bed, it was the truth; for no man could stare death in the face and lie.”

“The steps a man takes from the day of his birth until that of his death trace in time an inconceivable figure.”

“Felt my heartbeat falter, hesitate, then stumble awkwardly forward, tripping on the next beat, then the next, faster and faster until each one tumbled into the other like the drumroll of dominoes crashing together. Funny how time stands still when death is imminent.”

“There are some things that are better left unknown until the time is right. The time is not right until death, which, in my opinion, makes death something to look forward to, not dread.”