I imagine how cool it would be if all small talk wasn't lies.

Power isn't about doing something terrible to someone who's weaker than you, Reiner. It's having the strength to do something terrible, and choosing not to.

Maybe knowing where you belong is not equal to knowing who you are.

Suddenly, I don't want to be this person anymore. I don't want to pretend I'm fooling the world when I'm not. I want someone else to have a plan for me, because I'm not doing a very good job myself.

Could you really love someone who was capable of falling in love with somebody else?

But as he grew older, he learned that a word was a powerful thing. An insult didn't have to be shouted to bleed; a vow didn't have to be whispered to make you believe. Hold a thought in your head, and that was enough to change the actions of anyone and anything that crossed your path.

Teachers deserve respect," I explain. "Why do they get it for free, when everyone else has to earn it?