“Some people die accidentally. It's a fact.”

“You can always push people around, but it's not a good idea. Better to let them volunteer information for reasons of their own. You get more that way.”

“It's like people think just because you go to church you're not all that bright. I mean just because I'm a born-again doesn't mean I lost IQ points.”

“Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.""I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly."Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.”

“Built into bad news is that sense of profound disbelief. The mind struggles to absorb the bare facts, defending itself against the larger implications.”

“People make mistakes. People do things they never meant to do.”

“The world is full of talented people.”