“Yeah, well, we're all afraid." I sighed. "The angry more than most, I think.”

“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 you believe."pg 287”

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

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

“A harsh crack followed the rumble of thunder, a lightning strike. With that, the other musicians began to play, bringing in the tinkling sounds of light rain, the deeper thrum of thicker droplets. ...”

“Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.”

“Love is scary: it changes it can go away. That's the part of the risk. I don't want to be scared anymore.”

“I have to go. I have to be brave.”

“I can't walk beside you for reasons of my own, but everytime you cross my mind, I send love to you, you know.”

“If you are not willing to stand up for anything or anybody, then why should the Creator take a single step to help you?”

“If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I w...”

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”