She thinks of Persephone, Lazarus, the phoenix…

Vance thinks how lucky his family is to have him as their center and sovereign.

“Outside! Outside!”

Could she have been nothing more than a personality-disordered crank? I don’t want to think so.

Just before the crest, when I really want to stop, I conjure every scene I can from the “highlight film” of my life and evoke adrenaline-filled memories.