Those brain-zapped kids weren’t the only - or maybe even the worst - enemy.

Obeying orders just to obey is the mark of a person who has ceased to think. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

She's got the kind of ethereal, unselfconscious beauty some young girls possess that breaks your heart. Or theirs.

As a doc, though, I've seen what happens when people are under a lot of stress. Doesn't always bring out their best. When people are scared, they get angry. They'll do things they never thought they would. They'll bargain and compromise in order to survive; they'll chase after miracle cures and believe just about anything so long as it gives them hope. When hope fails, then watch out. Some people get brutal. They'll turn on each other; they'll become their own worst enemies.

This is a fairy tale with teeth and claws.

Follow your heart. Just don't get lost.

The things you think about when you're a hair's breath away from getting yourself killed.