Keep going' she told herself, 'Don't look back.' But she looked anyways.

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.

They say that nameless things change constantly—that names fix them in place like pins.

I thought you needed to be tougher. But I've been thinking that protecting somebody by hurting them before someone else gets the chance isn't the kind of protecting that anybody wants.

You can always count on your family to love you. And to betray you. And then to feel guilty about it.

This is never going to be over,” I shout. “Someone will always be after me. There’s always consequences. Well, BRING IT. I am done with being afraid, and I am done with you.

All friendships are negotiations of power.