He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself.

She fell asleep, and it was a sleep as thin as the night clouds, dotted with dreams that came and went like the stars.

Think only on the climb. Think on what you control

But there's a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it.

You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial.

For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure.

It is so good to have friends who understand how there is a time for crying and a time for laughing, and that sometimes the two are very close together.