That's when you realize that most of it-life, the relentless mechanism of existing-isn't about you. It doesn't include you at all. It will thrust onward even after you've jumped the edge. Even after you're dead.

“Here's another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you're dead, …”

“You're too skinny."I could almost laugh. "Yeah, well. The restaurants in the Wi…”

“I suppose that's the secret. If you're ever wishing for things to go back to th…”

“And there it is: Even though we’re standing in the same patch of sun-drenched p…”