Incredible. It never ceases to amaze Starkey how far society will go to protect the children it loves and to discard the ones it doesn’t.

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.

[...] every time he forces himself to think before acting, it's her voice in his head telling him to slow down. He wants to tell her, but she's always so busy in the medical jet—and you don't just go to somebody and say, "I'm a better person because you're in my head.

What he's really saying is: Please be a human being. With a life so full of rules and regiments, it's so easy to forget that's what they are. She knows—she sees—how often compassion takes a back seat to expediency.

Makes sense, the earth is quick to consume the flesh of things that ain't natural.

You should never apologize for existing, Lev. Not even to all those people out there who wish you didn't.

Cowards hide [...] but warriors lie and wait [...] the only difference is whether you're motivated by fear or purpose.