The older you get, the wiser you are - this is true. But you also question what use this wisdom is.y

If I lose it now, I will lose you, too. I know that. I hate it.

If there wasn't a word for it, would we realize our masochism as much?

I have no more idea now of who I am than I did before. But at least I know that. And I'm starting to figure out who I want to be.

Most people, I've noticed, are instinctively harsh to strangers. They expect every approach to be an attack, every question to be an interruption.

I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave. I don't know if I've ever realized it before,[...] I think we both realize it now. If there's no feeling of fear, then there's no need for courage.

Without you I wouldn't have been able to contain the hate. I would have used it against myself. You're the one who helped me control it. My mind spun out to other things. But it always came back to you.