““He gives me a look, and I see that he’s in no mood for jokes. He’s right—this is no joke. But when you’re leaving for the Zone, it’s one of two things: you start bawling, or you crack jokes—and I’m sure as hell not crying. I take a look at Kirill. He’s holding up OK, only mouthing something silently, as if praying. “Praying?” I ask. “Pray, pray! The farther into the Zone, the closer to heaven.” “What?” he says. “Pray!” I yell. “Stalkers cut in line at the gates of heaven!””
![“What happens when I touch you, Kiera?" His tone, almost a growl, was getting as suggestive as his words [...] He ran a hand down his shirt, as he answered his own question. "Your pulse races, your breath quickens." He bit his lip and started simulating heavy breathing [...] "Your body trembles…” quote by S.C. Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b01/s-c-stephens-1131_oh-god_what-happens-when-i-touch-you-kiera-his_303729.jpg)
![“Death when to death a death by death hath given Then shall be op't the long shut gates of heaven. [Mors, mortis morti mortem nisi morte dedisset (dedisses).]” quote by Thomas Heywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ece/thomas-heywood-46270_death_death-when-to-death-a-death-by-death-hat_315213.jpg)
