“She would have liked not to be alive, or to be always asleep.”

“With their hands clasped like children in a fairy tale, she fell asleep beside him in the dark.”

“She fell asleep, and it was a sleep as thin as the night clouds, dotted with dreams that came and went like the stars.”

“She laced her fingers through his. "Good night," she whispered. With their hands clasped like children in a fairy tale, she fell asleep beside him in the dark.”

“She had always thought she would be like her father, and fancied a tall, dark, and handsome face.”

“I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep.”

“I don't really like coffee, she said, but I don't really like it when my head hits my desk when I fall asleep either.”

“Uh, the Council," I said. "Big shock, they aren't helping."

Murphy looked like she might be asleep, but she snorted. "So we're on our own."

Yeah."

Good. It's more familiar.”

“I would like to make a film to tell children "it's good to be alive".”

“I had the sensation that I might always be running like this, that I would always have to run, and that I would always be able to run.”