“But I don't know what to him about the aftermath of killing a person. About how they never leave you.”

“Barnabas’s voice helps me drift off to sleep. I think briefly about how I’ve never felt this way about anyone else. I care about my family and friends, but this is a different feeling. This must be how my father feels about my mother. This must be what it feels like to be in love. Somehow, I’m certain.I know I can’t leave him here to rot. I can’t leave him at all.”

“Do you know what I don't understand about that ball game? I don't understand why I wanted to kill you.”

“Never ask people. Not about your work. Don't you know what you want? How can you stand it, not to know?”

“Q: But what do you think that the Bible, itself, says? Don't you know how it was arrived at?A: I never made a calculationQ: What do you think?A: I do not think about things I don't think about.Q: Do you think about things you do think about?A: Well, sometimes.”

“I don't know why women are so mad about flowers. Personally, they leave me cold. I prefer trees.”