"Mike who was special and who'd noticed me that night and made me special too." One, p. 7

"Sometimes a person has to go along. There are things to prove." Three, p. 26

"'She said she wanted me to stay. The drowned girl.'" Seven, p. 65

"Elisa would do anything for Scooter." Seven, p. 70

"Beyond was the deep ocean darkness, blacker than night and filled with secrets." Eight, p. 85

"The whole world loves a jumper." Eight, p. 87

"'I see the drowned girl.'" Eight, p. 90

"No person should have that much control over another person's life." Ten, p. 111

"Things haven't gone far enough yet." Twelve, p. 128

"You need to have your own life, if you're a woman or a man." Fourteen, p. 148

"There are all kinds of jumps." Fourteen, p. 153

"The trivial question nags and nags at me, and I know I'll never have an answer." Sixteen, p. 171