"Some coherent part of me immediately realized what was happening—and boy, was it pissed off" (Chapter 1, p. 7).

"It would figure that while I was raging over the problems in my unfair love life, the source of those problems would be the one to find me" (Chapter 1, p. 9).

"Spirit was an amazing power, one whose cool abilities we were just starting to figure out. It had a very nasty side effect, however: It could lead to depression and insanity." (Chapter 3, p. 32).

"But again, what choice did I have? Tell them that I'd seen a ghost? The ghost of a guy who'd had a major crush on me and who had quite likely died because of that crush?" (Chapter 5, p. 48).

"And how did Father Andrew's theology about heaven and hell fit with someone like me, who had died and come back to life?" (Chapter 9, p. 86).

"He was surprised...