“Darkness swallows everything, even pain. Thats what makes it so tempting. Comforting. It disguises weakness as strength.”

“War is a big word; its cruel, its hard, nobody wants that. Protecting yourself sounds much better. Putting up walls, shutting everyone out. And forgetting that those who you are so afraid oftheyre ...”

“Darkness will come knocking. It will offer everything you never had. But its gift is just a cheap knockoff of something it cannot be. Never accept the hand of the Beast.”

“Trying to destroy darkness is like trying to crush water. It will always be a part of you, whether you admit it or not.”

“We are all haunted. Some more than others. We are all hurt in our own unique ways. But whatever happened to us, it doesnt matter. None of it matters. Youll be fine. Just never forget that you are n...”

“Bravery could only be found inside of fear. So she bore the feeling. After all, it was just a feeling.”

“Smiling at someone can have significant health consequences.”

“You're not free unless you come to the place where you have nothing to prove.”

“A man who has HEALTH has a thousand dreams, but a man without HEALTH has only one.”

“here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her? But I didnt understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can...”

“Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him.”

“Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.”