“When I woke up, I found
by my pillow a teddy bear
instead of you.”

“I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.”

“"You and I are real, Teddy, aren't we?"
The bear's eyes regarded the boy unflinchingly. "You and I are real, David." It specialized in comfort.”

“When I wake up, my pillow’s cold and damp with tears. But tears for what? I have no idea.”

“Remember when i slept with my head
in a puddle at your feet?
It was humility, or atonement.
later your ankle was a pillow and
finally you pulled me up and in my sleep i
placed your hand above my heart,
like i forgot i didn't live there
anymore”

“I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.”

“You once said long ago
while stroking my hair,
"When you wake up, there'll be
a nice present
by your pillow."”

“He also didn't mind Piper's using him for a pillow. She had a cute way of breathing when she slept - inhaling through the nose, exhaling with a little puff through the mouth. He was also disappointed when she woke up.”

“When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.”

“"'Isaiah' – what a funny name for a teddy bear!"
"Well, you see one eye's 'igher than the other."”