“If people make fun of you, that probably means you're doing something right.”

“Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby.”

“Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken...”

“Forget the place you're trying to get to and see the beauty in right now...”

“I was like, 'Dude, make me look bad. Please. I want to look ugly. I want to wear orange pants.”

“How can you see into my eyes like open doorsLeading you down into my coreWhere I've become so numb without a soulMy spirit sleeping somewhere coldUntil you find it there and lead it back home”

“But this time as soon as he moved she began to fade. He stopped at once, not breathing again, motionless, willing his eyes to see that she had stopped too. But she had not stopped. She was fading, ...”

“Nico knew something about ghosts. Letting them get inside your head was dangerous. He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried...”

“It was all real and blazing with detail. But I was shadow, light as mist, mute as the wallpaper.”