“I can't--I can't think about anything or anyone else," he whispered. A hand drifted up, dragging back through his hair. "I can't think straight when you're around. I can't sleep. It feels like I ca...”

“Life isnt fair." I said. "Its taken me a while to get that. Its always going to disappoint you in some way or another. Youll make plans, and itll push you in another direction. You will love people...”

“Do I look as pretty as I feel?”

“He could silence me, but Rob had no power over my mind”

“The question stayed with me every day, through every class, through every Op. I felt its teeth tighten around the back of my neck each time I was dismissed without a second look; it had locked its ...”

“I bet it gets pretty lonely with only your ego for company.”

“The aim of life is self-development”

“And for the love of God, bitch, don't get stabbed this time!”

“The end. But I'm telling you now, if either of you breathe a word -one goddamn word- about Cate, I will come down on you so hard, they'll be naming hurricanes after me for a fucking century.”