"I'm going to a movie with Augustus Waters" (Chapter 1, p. 21).

"These tubes give me oxygen and help me breathe"
(Chapter 3, p. 46).

"I'm about to lose my eyesight and she can't handle it" (Chapter 4, p. 60).

"Should you find yourself in Amsterdam, however, please do pay a visit at your leisure" (Chapter 5, p. 78).

"And I can't be a regular teen, because I'm a grenade" (Chapter 6, p. 99).

"Can we call Dr. Maria and ask if international travel would kill me" (Chapter 7, p. 113).

"Trip's on. Dr. Maria called us last night and made a convincing case that you need to live your" (Chapter 8, p. 127).

"I'm pretty up-to-date on your life, because Gus never. Talks. About. Anything. Else" (Chapter 9, p. 130).

"Because it is my life, Mom. It belongs to me" (Chapter 10, p. 139).

"Thank you for letting me hijack your wish" (Chapter 11, p. 164).

"They're fictions. Nothing happens to them" (Chapter 12, p. 190).

"I lit up...