At fourteen, my sister sailed away from me into a place I'd never been. In the walls of my sex, there was horror and blood, in the walls of hers there were windows. (125)
One thing I know about Susie is that she can't seem to let go of her family and her life on Earth. This statement from Susie only affirms the reason why she decided to keep watching over her family-- she died young and had so many unfulfilled dreams. I remember the phrase "forever young" and think about those people who were unfortunate (or fortunate?) to leave this Earth early. Like Susie, they will never experience how it is to fall in love, make friends and fight with friends, graduate, have a career, get married, have children, buy a house, etc. This statement is a poignant glimpse of Susie's longing for the life that was cut short for her.
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