“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.”

“I didn't scream I wasn't afraid. I knew I was strong enough to survive it all.”

“There is an art to Noavek bullshit," Cyra said as she muted the feed. "We're taught it from birth.”

“It's hard to know what's right in this life,' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin. 'You.”

“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.”

“The decision is mine, and I choose happiness”

“...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.”

“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you.”

“The door', replied Maimie, 'will always, always be open, and mother will always be waiting at it for me.”

“I search for love frantically... and quitting at the last moment by making excuse for myself that I've tried”