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I know what it is to become something you hate, I know how it hurts. But life is full of hurt. And your capacity for baring it is much greater than yo...more

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What a person did when they were in pain said a lot about them.pg 459

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I may be in pain, but I am not weak.

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A son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend."His Mother says: "Why did you fight with your friend?""Because he demanded something...more

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I wish I could tell him that we’re going through the same thing. I wish I could speak to him like I want to instead of like I’m supposed to. But the i...more

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Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.

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You will be the first test subject, Tobias. Beatrice, however...." She smiles. "You are too injured to be of much use to me, so your execution will oc...more

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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.

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Now it seems like no matter what I decide, I'll be betraying someone.

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But I know that for every good thing that comes along, there is always a cost.

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In that moment I’m able to accept the inevitability of how I feel, though not with joy. I need to talk to someone. I need to trust someone. And for wh...more

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Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn't have this guilt - the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing it down where no one can see it.

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Fear,” she says, “is more powerful than pain.

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Crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the ...more

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You don't have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can't you see how stupid that is?