" But there was no one else who inspired this ridiculous eagerness for sacrifice. Jeff dreamed about it, visions of throwing himself in front of bullets, pushing the baby out of the way of a speeding car and taking the hit himself, all kinds of ways to die while saving the child, and he woke up feeling happy, as if he’d finally found his reason to be on the planet. "

― Kate Sherwood , One Bright Star (Dark Horse, #3.1)