How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Being dead is not worse than being alive. It is different, though. You could say the view is larger. (7.1.7)
Once she's dead, Ruth May can see everything: past, present, and future. (We can hardly see our iPhone screen without glasses these days, speaking of old age and death.) She's now part of the life force that the Congolese believe inhabits everything with the potential for life, whether it is presently dead or alive.