“I think about dying every day, because I can't stop thinking about living.”

“I don't think you should die until you're ready. Until you've wrung out every last bit of living you can.”

“People will believe anything if it means they can go on with their lives and not have to think too hard about it.”

“All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.”

“My platform's called Don't Even Think About It. I go to schools and I say, 'Whatever bad thing it is you're thinking of doing, don't even think about it. 'Cause I can see into your soul, and I will hide in your closet and come for you in the night, and the last sound you ever hear will be my sharp teeth popping through the flesh of my gums, ready to eat you.' Their eyes get all big. It's awesome. I love little kids, man. They're the cutest”

“I think that the lady dies not because she leaves the tower for the outside world but because she lets herself float through the world pulled by the current after a dream. Do you mean she should of paddled Cecily asks. Miss Moore laughs. In a manner of speaking yes. Ann stops drumming. But it wouldn't matter whether she paddled or not. She's cursed. No matter what she does she'll die. And she'll die if she stays in the tower too. Perhaps not for a long time but she will die. We all will. Miss Moore says softly.”

“I know the English are terribly sentimental about the sea, but I can live without it.”