She felt detached from her family, and thought it strange how they had lavished so much attention on her, as a child, and then at some appointed, prearranged time they seemed to stop the flow of affection and being the expectations - as if, for a brief phrase, you were expected to absorb love (and get enough), and then, for a much longer and more serious phase, you were expected to fulfill certain obligations.

Adolescence-is it the first time in life we discover that we have something terrible to hide from those who love us?

People only ask questions when they're ready to hear the answers.

Everybody dies … The thing is, to have a life before we die.

If you presume to love something, you must love the process of it much more than you love the finished product.

He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored.

YOU LET ME DROWN!” Owen said. “YOU DIDN’T DO ANYTHING! YOU JUST WATCHED ME DROWN! I’M ALREADY DEAD!” he told us. “REMEMBER THAT: YOU LET ME DIE.