Afterward I told his widow, "Your husband is dead, but at least he died laughing.' I think she took some comfort in that. It is the second-best way to die, Will Henry." He did not say what the best way was.
Rick YanceySome things you can never leave behind. They don't belong to the past. They belong to you.
Rick YanceyHow oft do they rescue or ruin us, through whimsy or design or a combination of both, the adults to whom we entrust our care!
Rick YanceyPlease, do not leave me, Will Henry. I would not survive it. You were nearly right. What Mr. Kendall was, I am always on the brink of becoming. And you - I do not pretend to know how or even why - but you pull me back from the precipice. You are the one... You are the one thing that keeps me Human.
Rick Yancey