“That is death - shifting from "is" to "was.”

“I shift from one foot to the other, trying to get a good look at him. When I finally do, I look away. His eyes were already on me, probably drawn by my nervous movement.”

“Life's something we already understand. Death is a mystery.”

“Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn't. It isn't.”

“Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, its facing the death you know is coming.”

“Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.”

“And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.”