Cross the Line (Alex Cross, #24)

by James Patterson

guess. But seeing that, it’s like, what’s the point? You never know when your time is up.” “Exactly,” I said. “So live every minute like it’s your last, and be grateful. The way I see it, that near miss was a message. We came close, but we weren’t meant to be in a car accident today. We were reminded of how fragile and precious life is, but we weren’t supposed to die. We were supposed to get you to college, and that’s what we’re going to do.”