What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?' 'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said.

I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.

Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end." "Should I try Fox News?" I asked. Mom shuddered. "We're not that desperate," she said.

When I'm in the water I feel as though nothing bad has happened. I think about the fish, how they don't know what's going on. Their world is unchanged. Actually it's probably better now to be a tuna or a sardine or a salmon. Less chance of ending up as somebody's lunch.

Lisa's baby was due about now. I've decided she had it and it was a girl. I've named her Rachel.

Carlos was probably somewhere warm, eating three meals a day, and sleeping in a real bed. That was the life

I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all.