“I loved being a dad. It’s just so much fun watching these little people you’ve brought into the world as they develop and grow up.”

“Being grown up isn't half as much fun as growing up.”

“Just being with them, skin on skin and breath on breath, was my favorite thing in the world. I loved them both so fucking much. I was so scared of it ending. I was so scared of the world intruding, of things coming between us. Of there someday being an end to our little world of three. Better to burn it than to watch it fade and wither.”

“You’ve got a good side?”“I do. I just don’t use it too often. My bad side’s so much more fun.”

“The reward is in the risk. You can’t stay hidden inside Grandpa’s overprotective cloak forever. You’ve seemed like you needed to grow out of that for a while. Mom and Dad going away, and the red notebook, these things just helped. Now it’s up to you to ”

“Most people think the scariest thing is knowing that you’re going to die. It’s not. It’s knowing you might have to watch every single person you’ve ever loved – or even liked – waste away while you just stand there.”