Jude's fourth law: Caring equals vulnerability. Never show either.

She stays lost in the middle of her own world somewhere. We can’t get in and she doesn’t come out. Not often anyway, and certainly not for any length of time. But her mind takes her to somewhere kind, I think, to judge by the peaceful, serene look on her face most of the time.

I wish... I wish he wasn't quite so ashamed of me. And if he could stop feeling so ashamed of himself, then maybe we might stand a chance.

A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I'm too talented to fail.

Never, ever allow yourself to feel. Feelings kill.

And things go unsaid soon get forgotten

Who did it, Sephy?' She repeated. 'Who beat you up? 'Cause whoever it was, I'll kill them.