“He lowered his eyes to his dad's face. There was fear there. Fear. When your dad was frightened, there was something to be frightened about.”

“You clobber Death when he's breathing in your ear and see how you feel about the club.”

“What good is the present if you cannot change the future?”

“To you, death does not simply end life. It steals away the sunsets you'll never see, the children you'll never hold, the wife you'll never love. It's frightening to almost lose your future, and it's heartbreaking to witness death snuff out other people's tomorrows.”

“If you can't turn off your thoughts, who cares how soft your pillow is?"- David King”

“The road simply ended. No cul-de-sac. No sign like the ones they had seen before: "Private Property. No Trespassing." Or "No Motorized Vehicles Beyond This Point." Just road...then trees.”

“I don't know...just a feeling, like in..." Xander thought for a moment. "Star Wars. You know, when Han Solo says, 'I've got a bad feeling about this'?”

“Xander could sense more than David's smile. He wished he could be more like that, easygoing. But then, David hadn't seen what Xander had seen.”

“Live to fight another day was an expression that did not take nto account the loved one who would die because you didn't continue fighting today.”

“If I guess your secret, will you tell me if I'm right?" His father laughed but didn't answer.”

“Nothing but trees.”