Death is a state of mind---many people on Earth spend their entire lives dead.

Oh," says Owen, "but I would have, you know." "I know you would have," says Liz, "and knowing you would have is nearly as good.

Maybe if I'd been braver in that moment, I would have cried.

It's hard to believe. Where does the times go?' Betty sighs. 'I've always hated that phrase. It makes it would like time went on a holiday, and is expected back any day now. Time flies is another one I hate. Apparently, time does quite a bit of traveling, though.

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

There is no difference in quality between a life lived forward and a life lived backwards, she thinks. She had come to love this backward life. It was, after all, the only life she had.

I did learn something about insanity while I was down there. People go crazy, not because they are crazy, but because it's the best available option at the time.