“Being dead wasn't supposed to hurt. Where was the fairness in that? If I was dead, the least the universe could do was make it painless”
“Pain was good. If I hurt, it meant I wasn't dead.”
“It wasn't awful to be dead. The stillness would almost be a relief. She wouldn't want pain, she wouldn't want to be wounded or mutilated. She could never shoot herself or jump off a building. But being dead wasn't unthinkable.”
“Are you sure it is trustworthy, Mellanie?" "I'd be dead if it wasn't.""Yes, I suppose that does generate a respectable level of personal confidence.”
“The first time I died, I didn't see God. No light at the end of the tunnel. No haloed angels. No dead grandparents. To be fair, I probably wasn't a solid shoo-in for Heaven. But, honestly, I kind of assumed I'd make the cut.”
“The dead do not hurt you; only the living do.”