- [first lines]
- John Davidson: Some of the time I just, when I feel bad, I just feel like killin' myself or somethin' like that; it feels so bad.
- Narrator: John Davidson is sixteen. He suffers from a disturbing neurological disorder once regarded as a wild madness. But when you know him better, you discover that John's not mad.
- [last lines]
- John Davidson: I sometimes, when, 'ust keep thinking why, why it has to be me, and not folks or criminals or, deserve it.