How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I had never experienced that particular smell before P. The scent of a burnt human is unlike anything else. (1.56)
When a woman at Washington House accidentally sets her room on fire, Jamie is forced to confront death in a hideous way. It's still not enough to drive him back home to the Major.
Quote #2
I was advised by my oncologist to receive chemotherapy treatments right away, which I did, but unfortunately it didn't work very well and the bad stuff has recently spread to my lungs and throat and I have fallen into serious decline. (4.22)
P's first letter sets Jamie's journey into motion. It takes P almost the whole letter to work up to telling Jamie the news and inviting him to come say goodbye.
Quote #3
We never talked about that again but maybe he's right maybe I'm meant for the dead more than the living? Do you think it's possible that some people are on one side or the other even if they're scientifically alive? (5.16)
Branson's statement that the musician Daniel Johnston sounds like a mummy makes Jamie wonder why he likes mummy music so much.