"Body-snatching is pretty rare among my kind. Technically speaking, I broke a few rules, but what are they going to do? Send me to hell, ha ha" (Chapter 1, p. 3).

"But from the way souls moan and whine about the afterlife, you'd think that Sloth and Envy were biggies, akin to murder" (Chapter 3, p. 18).

"It is clear to me that masturbation is natural. Even apes do it. Why is it a big deal to so many people? And if it's so awful why do they keep doing it" (Chapter 3, p. 19).

"My function has always been to echo souls' regrets back at them, thus letting them feel the full burden of their shame, guilt, and sorrow" ((Chapter 5, p. 34).

"People like Reed spent eternity torturing themselves—torturing me—because they were too thick to take control of their behavior when they'd had the chance" (Chapter 11, p. 70).

"An eternity of...