“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don't lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.”

“You fool, Helene. When you love, there is always more pain.”

“Mercy is weakness. Offer it to your enemies and you might as well fall upon your own sword.”

“I should just build a bleeding house here," I mutter as I pick myself up off the snow-covered ground. "Maybe get a few chickens. Plant a garden.”

“Perhaps grief is like battle: After experiencing enough of it, your bodys instincts take over. When you see it closing in like a Martial death squad, you harden your insides. You prepare for the ag...”

“Don't lock yourself away from those who care about you because you think you'll hurt them - or they'll hurt you. What point is there in being human if you don't let yourself feel anything?”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”