There was nowhere they could have gone and they went there anyway.

“When the first living thing existed, I was there waiting. When the last living …”

“Peas baffled me. I could not understand why grown-ups would take things that ta…”

“My bed was pushed up hard against the wall just below the window. I loved to sl…”

“Shadow looked down at the girl on the table. “What happened to her?” he asked. …”