And so that is the question I leave you with in this final: What is your cause for hope?

Dear Teens at Starbucks wearing 'Abstain from Sex 2 Attain Ur Goals' t-shirts: Doesn't it depend on what my goals are?

My love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity, ~ Hazel Lancaster.

No," I said. And maybe it was only because Alaska couldn't hit the brakes and I couldn't hit the accelerator.

Take a picture of this so Isaac can see it when they invent robot eyes.

Francois Rabelais. He was a poet. And his last words were "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.

He'd fought hard, Lida told me, as if there was another way to fight.