“By the time she awoke she couldnt even remember if she had a dream or a nightmare. There had only been a deathlike peace.”

“Amanda had way too much time to think being at the hospital without any friends. She didnt want to dwell on her thoughts for too long lest the wrong ones might emerge. She was hoping to forget what...”

“Baby, Im so sorry. You know I wouldnt feel right, if I ran away from my responsibilities. Id have to live with that decision for the rest of my life. My being in the war could save lives. My runnin...”

“Now to tell ya about our fellow inmates. Pay attention because there are a bunch of us an we each have a story.”

“We just wanted to see whose dick was in yer mouth. Call it curiosity.”

“Each of these patients counts on us to help them to the best of our abilities. We have an obligation to them. We shouldnt turn our backs on them and give up. Its not fair to them, nor is it fair to...”

“By the time she awoke she couldnt even remember if she had a dream or a nightmare. There had only been a deathlike peace.”

“Amanda had way too much time to think being at the hospital without any friends. She didnt want to dwell on her thoughts for too long lest the wrong ones might emerge. She was hoping to forget what...”

“Now to tell ya about our fellow inmates. Pay attention because there are a bunch of us an we each have a story.”

“I cant help but think that if she was going to kill herself, she might as well have done it earlier. Perhaps when I was a toddler. Or better yet, an infant. It certainly would have made my life eas...”

“We just wanted to see whose dick was in yer mouth. Call it curiosity.”

“Also I could hear Amandas voice: Why are you being so weak? Loves never a fair trade. So Jimmys tired of you, so what, theres guys all over the place like germs, and you can pick them like flowers ...”

“There was no up, there was no down. There was a steady, nauseated life five minutes ago, but nothing five minutes from now. And then, very suddenly, there was no 'now.”

“Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what few precious gifts they would ever get. She cried for Bailey, for Tibby, for the resolute clump of ce...”