But then again maybe "I will" is nicer. It has a future in it.

There's a strange sort of quiet when you're dying. It's as if you're in a glass room, and the walls keep getting thicker and thicker.

Wounds are like water set to boil - they heal best left unwatched.

Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul.

Well, for one, you have to remember not to scream. Once you have their attention, whispering is much more effective. Screaming ghosts scare people, you know

The casualities seemed to go on and on. Just when I thought I was done losing her, I would find yet another way to love her all over again.

My heart was a little bit broken, but I still had to go to school. I buttoned my dress shirt over it and my winter coat, too. I hoped it didn't show too much.