so i do what i do best. i move in the opposite direction.

And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade.

The truth was, history repeated itself on a daily basis; mistakes were made over and over. People were haunted by what they had done, and by what they hadn't had time to do.

I don't want to make the same mistake twice. I don't want to tell myself it's over when it's not.

The person may have a scar, but it also means they have a story

When we're awake, we see what we need to see. When we're asleep, we see what is really there.

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.