“No amount of wishing will bring back the dead.”

“Well, if you’re talking about love, why did you bring up cocaine?”

“I keep wishing, reflexively, for a glimpse of the future, so I'll know what to do. But I don't kid myself. I have to feel my way forward blindly. I try not to be afraid. Even if you know what's coming, you're never prepared for how it feels.”

“I have a rotary phone from the sixties, it take forever to dial, which keeps me from making impulsive calls.”

“You're a big sister?' I was shocked. She seemed so good-natured and compassionate.”

“Even if you know what's coming, you're never prepared for how it feels.”

“I didn't want to die. I just found death soothing to think about.”