“Little boy and little girl.I don't know how old. Sweetest family in the world, of you listen to the old folks around here." Xander was stunned. "And nobody knows what happened to them?" "Some say they high-tailed it to Europe."… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“A dingy emblem on the door depicted a little boy peeing into a pot. The rest of the bar was equally drab and tasteless. Dim bulbs behind red-tasseled lamp shades barely illuminated each of a dozen maroon vinyl booths, which… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“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… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“You clobber Death when he's breathing in your ear and see how you feel about the club.” — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
Knowledge was like candy: you never turned it down, especially if you didn't have to work too hard to get it. — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“Little boy and little girl.I don't know how old. Sweetest family in the world, of you listen to the old folks around here." Xander… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“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… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
Bravery is not the absence of fear but the forging ahead despite being afraid — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
Death does not simply end life. It steals away the sunsets you’ll never see, the children you’ll ever hold, the wife you’ll never love.… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“David!" Xander yelled, because he had to yell something. His eyes snapped back to the figure in the upstairs doorway, but it was gone.… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
Hope is a merciless tormentor. It's the sound of trickling water to parched lips. The prospect of love to the unlovable. A miracle cure… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“He loved his job, which allowed time to do it without comparing his performance to others'. He loved the economics of death: hastening a… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“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… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“If I guess your secret, will you tell me if I'm right?" His father laughed but didn't answer.” — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
“Xander let the full extent of his misery show on his face for his mother. She gave his knee a shake, sharing his misery.… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
