I remember most clearly when a teenage Christopher spat in my face. He said, "I hate you". It's pretty hard to overlook that. I couldn't.
Be afraid of nothing.
If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.
Learn to breathe, learn to speak, but first... learn to feel.
Life deals from the bottom, sometimes, doesn't it?
You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.