“Phury nodded. "And if she lives with us, we get to keep the cat.”

“In there?'
She nodded.
'You want us to go into the tortoise?'
Another nod.
'It's alive.'
Another nod.”

“Why not go live on the beach?"
"These things are a way of keeping score. I'm sure you have your own way of keeping score."
I nodded. "I compare the numbers of answers I get to the number of questions I ask."
"And how are you doing with that?”

“For all the accomplishments of molecular biology, we still can't tell a live cat from a dead cat.”

“I would say, we can't allow ourselves to be frightened into not living our lives, and I think that we have to keep going and we have to keep going with the faith that thing will get better … And things will get better when we make them better.”

“A person may have no relatives anywhere, but Mahamaya may make him keep a cat and thus make him worldly. This is how She plays!”

“Our tools keep getting better, and as a result of that, our lives keep getting better.”

“You cannot figure out crazy. Just keep smiling and nodding.”

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

“I look at Hank and he nods and I nod and for a brief second I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.”