The Deal of a Lifetime

by Fredrik Backman

The only thing of value on Earth is time. One second will always be a second, there’s no negotiating with that.”

You never played poker again. I failed with you. I tried to make you tough. You ended up kind.

You humans always think you’re ready to give your lives, but only until you understand what that really involves. You’re obsessed with your legacy, aren’t you? You can’t bear to die and be forgotten.”

“You’re not scared. You’re just grieving. No one tells you humans that your sorrow feels like fear.”