“He was having an odd paternal rush, a blood surge that was also about blood and was presently hunting through Howard's expansive intelligence to find words that would more effectively express something like don't walk in front of cars take care and be good and don't hurt or be hurt and don't live in a way that makes you feel dead and don't betray anybody or yourself and take care of what matters and please don't and please remember and make sure”
“I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.”
“I don't want to hurt you or anybody s just please forget about e. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.I never laughed as hard as I laughed with you but now not even the laughing feels good.”
“Zombies, deadheads, corpsicles. What's the difference? They don't care. They don't have feelings to hurt.”
“Don't be careful. You could hurt yourself.”
“Don't die. Don't die! You don't have to win. You don't have to keep trying! Just don't get hurt anymore, please!”