If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.

Kid, not everything in life can be summed up neatly in a paragraph. No book has all of the answers. Not even the really good ones. You have to find the answers yourself sometimes.

It never gets easier, missing you. And sometimes I wonder if it ever will.

Vlad twisted his wrist, pinching his fingers together, spinning the bronze coin on the table. When it fell, he picked it up and did it again, counting. Thirty-two times it had fallen Slayer Society up. Twenty-two times it was down.

Vlad blinked, unsure where her question was coming from and, more importantly, where it was going.

They'll torture you for months before killing you if you run" Otis shrugged, as if this was an everyday occurrence.

... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go"... "people have reasons for doing the things that they do, especially when they care about you. You may not always understand what they are, but if you can try to understand the person then you might see that they really care, despite what happened." pg 100 Meredith to Vlad