You love him," he says. Not an asking, just a fact. "I do," I say. Also a fact.

Now that I've seen her, I can't stop seeing her.

if one of us falls, we all fall

...the lesson of forever and ever is that knowing a man's mind ain't knowing the man.

You're never more alive than in battle." "Never more dead after," I say.

We sure as ruddy heck ain't in Prentisstown no more," I say to Manchee under my breath.

The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say. About anything. "Need a poo, Todd." "Shutup, Manchee." "Poo. Poo, Todd." "I said shut it."