Victor Van Dort Mother never approved of Scraps jumping up like this. But then again, she never approved of anything. Emily If I touch a burning candle, I can feel no pain. If you cut me with a knife, it's still the same. And I know her heart is beating, and I know that I am dead; yet the pain here that I feel, try and tell me it's not real, and it seems that I still have a tear to shed. Emily Isn't the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.