"The realest thing I'd ever experienced was that moment under the water when I almost died" (Chapter 1, p. 5).

"Zero, my favorite number. As in zero expectations, zero disappointments" (Chapter 6, p. 37).

"The gym explodes in sound. It's meaningless. I'm going to die" (Chapter 12, p. 89).

"Ain't that a sight? With all the things we know and learn, we still ain't touched the big mysteries - where we come from, where we go next, why we even here" (Chapter 19, p. 155).

"The two of them trade riffs back and forth like fighters in the ring" (Chapter 19, p. 161).

"And if we're safe all the time - no rejection, no bad news, no negative thoughts, no failure - they stay happy, and then our parents are happy that we're happy, and, you know, it's all good" (Chapter 24, p. 210).

"That much happiness makes people unhappy" (Chapter 25, p. 222).

"He really can't commit to being okay. It...