“But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted. ”
“Knowing that someone here cared aboutme was like being given a box of matches when you’re stranded on a cold, deserted island.”
“You have two choices in life...Choice one is to be the same and be like everyone else...Choice two is to be yourself and be a difference-maker.”
“I wasn't ready for this, but then I probably never would be, and this year, like so much else, wouldn't wait. I had no choice but to get out of my car, with everyone watching and begin in earnest, alone. So I did”
“Only you pick that crab. Nobody else take it. I already know this. Everyone else want best quality. You thinking different.”
“She understood then, too, that everyone drowns differently and that for everyone - even ghosts - there is a different kind of air. Chapter 15”