A strange thing, words. Once they're said, it's hard to imagine they're untrue.

who once had dreams of saving the world, now laughs at anyone who tries.

It is the face of a girl who has seen the world, who realizes that it hates her, and who hates it in return.

I lost everyone I loved," I tell him. I wait for him to look at me, and then I add, "The day I met you.

There's a hazy smile on her lips that won't go away, and her hair is a mess. It's like a brushfire filled with casualties.

Tell freedom I said hello.' 'If I happen to see it, I will.

We can change so many times in our lives. We're born into a family, and it's the only life we can imagine, but it changes. Buildings collapse. Fires burn. And the next second we're someplace else entirely, going through different motions and trying to keep up with this new person we've become.