Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.

I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.

It's such a silly little thing, the heart.

Yes, Doctor. I'll do what you say. I'll do what you all say.

I've started to think it must just be chemistry, in which case we're looking for the Shift and we haven't found it yet.

Dad nods, looks me dead in the eyes; slowly and regretfully, he banishes all the smiling and joking from his face, and for once he's just my dad, watching his son who has fallen so low.

I'm smart but not enough--just smart enough to have problems.