“Never underestimate the will of a creature who begins to die at birth.”
“Never underestimate the importance of the beginning. Of anything. The beginning has the seeds of everything else to come.”
“Never underestimate the fury of an angry mother, Caspar. They're the most vicious creatures in the world.”
“Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.”
“Life is a disease, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying - a little shove toward the end.”
“Never,' he tells me in a tone full of ice, 'underestimate who or what I care for.”