“Ive perfected the art of the fake smile. Its not so difficult when you are completely numb.”

“She has to live, Eliott. I owe her a lifetime of apologies.Sometimes I think thats all we owe our parents.”

“I won't cry. When the guilt is this heavy, you can't. It just settles and stays with you, and it's cold.”

“Will leans forward, pulls off his mask, and kisses my forehead. "I'm glad I was the one to save you this time" he whispers.”

“You have to remember that there are reasons to live, and that at least a few people are decent, and that the world is worthwhile some of the time, okay?I raise my face to his, wanting another kiss,...”

“I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb.”

“and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.”

“She has to live, Eliott. I owe her a lifetime of apologies.Sometimes I think thats all we owe our parents.”

“I won't cry. When the guilt is this heavy, you can't. It just settles and stays with you, and it's cold.”

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”

“This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.”