The Situation Comes First...the Characters...come Next...[then] Begin

We Need Ghost Stories Because We, In Fact, Are The Ghosts.

I Never Had Any Friends Later On Like The Ones I Had When I Was 12 - Jesus, Did You?

Where The World Ends Is Where You Must Begin

Lying In The Bed That Had Once Held Two, Lisey Thought Alone Never Felt More Lonely Than When You Woke Up And Discovered You Still Had The House To Yourself. That You And The Mice In The Walls Were The Only Ones Still Breathing.

You Know, Small Children Take It As A Matter Of Course That Things Will Change Every Day And Grown-ups Understand That Things Change Sooner Or Later And Their Job Is To Keep Them From Changing As Long As Possible. It’s Only Kids In High School Who Are Convinced They’re Never Going To Change. There’s Always Going To Be A Pep Rally And There’s Always Going To Be A Spectator Bus, Somewhere Out There In Their Future.