You will always be a monster - there is no turning back from it. But what kind of monster you become is entirely up to you.

How easy it is to forget grudges when someone has something you need.

It's not the physical scars that are the most painful.

Touch her, and I'll freeze your testicles off and put them in a jar. Understand?

The mighty hunter," I quipped as we snuck out the backdoor, escaping into the yard. "He can take down vicious rabids and rampaging boars, but one old lady can make him flee in terror.""One scary old lady," he corrected me, looking relieved to be out of the house. "You didn't hear what she told me when I got up - you're so cute I could put you in a pie. Tell me that's not the creepiest thing you've ever heard." His voice climbed a few octaves, turning shrill and breathy. "Today for dessert, we have apple pie, blueberry pie and Ezekiel pie.

Fear was the knowledge of pain, the awareness that you could be hurt, that you could die.

You will always be a monster - there is no turning back from it. But what kind of monster you become is entirely up to you.