We must set aside our wishes and give heed to reality. Nobody can accept the truth while hiding from it. When a decision matters, we have to stare at the truth unflinchingly. Only then can we find peace in our choices.

The pendulum swings between Light and Darkness

break the rules pay the price

For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.

Jason decided not to add that the best way to get him to focus on something was to tell him not to think about it.

When you have to jump, you jump.

A gunshot rang out, blasting a hole in the door. A crossbow quarrel zinged through the hole and stuck quivering into the opposite wall. Seth heard the rocking horse clattering down the staircase, the twang of bowstrings, and the overlapping beat of several other projectiles thudding against the door. "That was awesome," Seth told Kendra. "You're psychotic," Kendra replied.