There are two kinds of people in the world Ms. Lane: those who survive no matter the cost and those who are walking victims.

He'd made her feel what Barrons made me feel. Bigger than I could possibly be, larger than life, on fire with possibilities, ecstatic to be breathing, impatient for the next moment together. She'd been happy in those last months, so alive and happy.

There’s no point in fighting the tide. It ebbs. It flows. You ride it.

I hammered him with my fists. He just stood and took it. He didn't suffer graciously, he looked pissed off to no end. But he let me hit him. And he didn't hit me back.

Question: When you’re one of the few people who can do something to fix a problem, just how responsible does that make you for it? Answer: It’s how you choose to answer that question that defines you.

I make a new discovery that totally blows; dying is the easy part. It's coming back to life that sucks.

The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.