“I woke with sweat beading across my forehead and my hands balled into fists clutching the sheet over my eyes. The dreams. They were back. Haunting me relentlessly. I thought they were gone... I should've known better. (Rayne)”

“How stubborn are the scars when they won't fade away?Or just a gentle reminder that now are better days?We'll be home soon, so dry your eyes,You'll be okay (you'll be okay!)Oh my God!The water is rising!It's rising!You just have to believe in me!Failing that I'll ride this storm alone!We can still make it out,'Fuck'I can help you through this,But you have to take my hand!I can take you home,Take my hand,Take my hand!I should've known the tides were getting higher.We can still survive.They think we're drowning but our heads are still above the waves,Above the waves.(I should've known the tides were getting higher)(We can still survive)(Above the waves)(I should've known the tides were getting higher)(I should've known the tides were getting higher)We can still survive!You never said goodbye, goodbye![x4]And now you're on your own!You never said goodbye!You never said goodbye, goodbye!”

“My eyes were blurry from being in love, and my feelings were as furry as Bigfoot. I thought I spotted Her, the women of my dreams, but the other cryptozoologists thought I was hallucinating. They chided me saying, “If there is no picture, there is no proof.”

“It was like you gave yourself over to me that night, Boone." Wade came over to me and placed his hands on my shoulders. "It was more passionate than anything I ever...you...you took my breath away. I woke up the next morning and you were gone. I was so pissed and afraid I might not ever see you again.”

“But when Bumby nursed, his fist clutching the fabric of my robe, his eyes soft and bottomless and locked on mine, as if I were the very heart of his universe, I couldn't help but melt into him.”

“And just when I thought the pain had dulled, my mind would betray me and bring Dad back to life in my dreams. Sometimes I didn't realize that he was dead until I awoke and then it was like a punch in the stomach. And sometimes I knew in my dream that I was dreaming, and I woke up crying.”