Fate decides until challenged by the fated

Mortals. Everything is so black and white to you.

There are lots of things we choose not to see. Doesn't mean they aren't there, even if we wish they weren't.

Some things are private, Ethan. Even for grown-ups.

The more I learned about the world I thought I knew and all the ones I didn't, the more everything threaded together, leading everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

A little known fact: I read all the time. books were the one thing that got me out of Gatlin, even if it was only for a little while.

The way she told it, she was such a criminal even the most God-fearing church ladies got bored of reporting on her; she did the marketing on Sunday, dropped by any church she liked or none at all, was a feminist (which Mrs. Asher sometimes confused with communist), a Democrat (which Mrs. Lincoln pointed out practically had "demon" in the word itself), and, worst of all, a vegetarian (which ruled out any dinner invitations from Mrs. Snow).