“Yes, we all die but there’s a tendency to focus on the end too much. Life can be a wondrous, sparkling comet trail that we leave in our wake for others to marvel at.”

“Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?”

“My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered.”

“Only when you accept that one day you’ll die can you let go, and make the best out of life. And that’s the big secret. That’s the miracle.”