"A man begins dying at the moment of his birth. Most people live in denial of Death's patient courtship until, later in life and deep in sickness, they become aware of him sitting bedside." Part One, What Would You Do for Love?, Chapter 1, pg. 3

"Superstition promised that as long as the street remained still, as long as neither he nor the dog moved, the violence might be undone and time rewound, the bullet recalled to the barrel."
Part One, What Would You Do for Love?, Chapter 2, pg. 13

"They didn't want the world, and didn't want to change it. They wanted their little corner of the world, and the chance to fill it with family and laughter."
Part One, What Would You Do for Love?, Chapter 6, pg. 39

"To Mitch, standing on the back porch, this place, which had previously been an island of peace, now seemed as fraught with...