I knew from practices that she was going to be good. She's run strong so far. She's very competitive.

Unquestionably, it was going to be highly dangerous. Yet I felt it was quite natural to jump at the task. After all, if you don't like action and excitement, you don't go into police work. And, what the hell, I figured, nobody lives forever!

Sometimes you need things rather than just thoughts.

Death is not the end.

They're your parents. They're meant to love you because. Never in spite.

It was so much easier to be loved than to have to do any of the desperate work of loving.