my mother always found me out. Always. She's been dead for thirty-five years, but I have this feeling that even now she's watching.

For some, time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others, there was never enough. For Jesse Tuck, it didn't exist.

Nothing seems interesting when it belongs to you, only when it doesn't.

Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.

Don't fear death, fear the un-lived life

People got to do something useful if they're going to take up space in the world.

It'd be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that's not all worn out from being called so much.