So much of my life had been under tight control. So much of Quinn's life had been wild insanity. What we needed now was both: a directed burst of controlled insanity.

What, are you totally psycho?" I shouted. "Maybe I am!" he screamed back at me. "Maybe that's just what I am. Maybe I'm that quiet guy who suddenly goes nuts and then you find half the neighborhood in his freezer." I gotta admit, that one stumped me for a second - but only for a second. "Which half?" I asked. "Huh?" "Which half of the neighborhood? Could you make it the people on the other side of Avenue T, because I never really liked them anyway.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

He's become like that briefcase in the ground-full of gems yet void of light, so nothing sparkles, nothing shines.

It holds no fear for her now, because the shark has been tamed by the soul of a boy. No--the soul of a man.

It's a big question. Where do you begin to change the world?

You never realize the holes a person leaves behind until you fall into them.