Happiness is not a state of being. Happiness is a vector, it is movement.

Lik the tree falling in the forest," says Ira. "Huh?" "You know, the old question - if a tree falls in a forest and no one's there to hear it, does it really make a sound?" Howie considers this. "Is it a pine forest, or oak?" "What's the difference?" "Oak is a much denser wood; it's more likely to be heard by someone on the freeway next to the forest where no one is.

...the first sign of civilization is always trash.

Monster only had the power that you gave them

There's ordinary people out there doing extraordinary things.

Lev smiles. "Leave it to you to turn someone else's screwup into gold

Would you rather die, or be unwound? Now he finally knows the answer. Maybe this is what he wanted. Maybe it's why he stood there and taunted Roland. Because he'd rather be killed with a furious hand than dismembered with cool indifference.