“Don't ever let fear get in the waybecause youneverknow what's going to open a door.”

“Gran...I just want to say thank you for everything. I didn't realize how much you sacrificed. Children never do. Good Lord made it that way.”

“Preston doesn't do well with trouble. Butthat'swhy I'm here.That's why my name is Mommy.”

“Don't ever let fear get in the way because you never know what's going to open a door.”

“Preston doesn't do well with trouble. But that's why I'm here. That's why my name is Mommy.”

“You teach me now how cruel you've been - cruel and false. Why did you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. You deserve this. You have killed yoursel...”

“I knew they would kill me when they found out, but He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed...”

“Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table.You always look so cool," she repeated.She h...”

“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are.”

“My father was one of those men who sit in a room and you can feel it: the simmer, the sense of some unpredictable force that might, at any moment, break loose, and do something terrible. [Burnside,...”

“We all know the protocol. But more powerful than our protocol is our grooming to believe in something more.”

“Marginalised and abused children are often overlooked even today, and risk becoming marginalised and abused adults who may never receive acknowledgment or respect for the immense physical and emoti...”