Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital... Doubt is like dye. Once is spreads into the fabric of excuses you've woven, you'll never get rid of the stain.

One person's trauma is another's loss of innocence.

Why do some memories bleed out of nowhere and others stay locked behind doors?

And the very act of living is a tide; at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded

That’s what religion does. It points a finger. It causes wars. It breaks apart countries. It’s a petri dish for stereotypes to grow in. Religion’s not about being holy...Just holier-than-thous.

Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you're young. But I don't think we make any fewer when we're grown up

If you want something to be true badly enough, you can rewrite it that way, in your head. You can even start to believe it.