One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.

He taught me to trust in tomorrow.

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

So what if I don't learn algebra?' 'Someday schools will be open again,' Mom said. 'Things will be normal. You need to do your work now for when that happens.' 'That's never going to happen,' Jon said. 'And even if schools do open up somewhere, they're not going to open up here. There aren't enough people left.' 'We don't know how many people are like us, holed up, making do until times get better.' 'I bet whoever they are, they aren't studying algebra,' Jon 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.

I'm 16 years old. Let me get my learner's permit first. then I'll worry about lifetime commitments

One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.