I know you have bad news,” I say softly. “I’m ready for it.” But that’s not true. One is never ready. You just lie and say you are and hope you can take the hit on the chin without going down.

He’s worth fighting for, but I won’t change who I am for any man. No more than he should alter himself to suit me.

Did he die well?" No, I thought. Nobody did. They just died.

There are quiet ways to die where the body just doesn’t notice that the heart is gone.

My heart should be breaking, too, but there comes a point when you’re so inured to loss that you no longer feel the lash.

It’s what you do that counts, not what you consider doing.

This is the way we win over our enemies, not with bigger weapons, or faster ships, but with human courage, ingenuity, and sacrifice. Don't lose hope. We've faced the darkness before-it has nothing new to teach us. As we go about our lives, let us remember the example Dr. Navarro set for us. At the right time, anyone can be a hero.