Perhaps in body I am not quite as real as you,” he said, then looked alive, making him once again seem real, even though she knew that if she tried to touch him, she could not. “But my thoughts and emotions are as real as yours. My soul, Mia Randall, is as real as yours.

“...sometimes we can’t enjoy the bloom of a rose because we’re too busy crying o…”

“For me, the dying part wasn’t so horrible. I was only in pain for a few moments…”

“The rainy days in life are what make us treasure the sunny days.”

“What’s wrong with my clothing?' she asked, glancing down the length of her body…”