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.

...New Beginning to the same old story

The living would come up with endless theories to argue, because the living were exceptionally good at arguing, especially when no one knew the answer.

Whether consciousness is implanted in us by something divine, or whether it is created by the efforts of our brains, the end result is the same. We are.

How much do you know about the Heartland War?' Connor shrugs. 'It was the last chapter in our history textbook, but we had state testing, so we never got to it.

That's what law is: educated guesses at right and wrong.

Dreams can twist your emotions like no reality can.