“But to mean it when I say that I want my life to count for His glory is to drive a stake through the heart of self - a painful and determined dying to me that must be a part of every day I live.”

“I want karma to drive stakes into the dark hearts that keep me bitter.”

“I actually wanted to drive a stake through your heart when you first came here, all silent and moody. But you're not so bad, after all.”

“What I wanted to preserve was the turbulent gasp in his voice which lingered with me for days afterward and told me that, if I could have him like this in my dreams every night of my life, I'd stake my entire life on dreams and be done with the rest. (p. 109)”

“I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment.”

“I never really wanted to die. But I followed through anyway. The pain in my heart was excruciating, and death was beautiful.”