The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for us to make it.

There is no truth on this island of yours. Rather, there are as many truths as there are stars in the sky; and every one of them different.

Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.

How can he do this? If you were mine, I would fight to keep you. I would die, before I let you go.

And as I watched him, I knew that in every dark night there was, somewhere, a small light burning that could never be quenched.

But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.

First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world quite intimately. So it suits a story focused on one character's personal journey. However, first person shuts out insights into other characters.