...Some people hurt so much they can't take what they need, even when someone wants to give it to them. (106)

People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.

The roots of any evil deed can be traced to the perpetrator's refusal to experience pain.

My throat tightened, but I held back the tears and reminded myself that withdrawing from a woman is no different than kicking a drug; you feel shaky and you want it, but eventually the need passes, and you feel restored.

Because depression is so thematically powerful and so dark, when it's very severe, it can make people feel not only as if they've lost a loving connection, but as if the whole world is devoid of love. So if we wonder how somebody could take 149 people with him when he commits suicide, one answer can be that depression, when it's most severe, can make people feel that life is completely without value, not just for them but for anyone.

The truth will set you free. Unless you're guilty.

People blush when one of their core truths is revealed.