Book 19-The Departure "Rachel, we can still be--" "No, we can't.  See, you've just said that the whole world can drop dead, so long as you, Cassie, don't have to end up turning into me." --Cassie, Rachel "I guess you have to choose between smart, sane, ruthlessness, and totally stupid, insane hope.  You can't just pick one and stick with it, either.  Each time it comes up, you have to try and make your best decision.  Most of the time, I guess I have to go with being smart and sane.  But I don't want to live in a world where people don't try the stupid, crazy, hopeful thing sometimes." --Jake Seconds later, Rachel got sick, too.  She also had to hurl.  Then Marco left the classroom he was in. Marco, being Marco, told his teacher he had to rush out to put on one of those Nicoderm patches.  "I'm trying to break the smoking habit!  Don't stop me!" --Jake, Marco