Don't you know that boys don't cry?' Adam grinned. 'Shall I tell you something I've only recently discovered,' I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. 'Boys don't cry, but real men do.

The status quo is never news, only challenges to it.

The news lies all the time. They tell us what they think we would want to hear.

I suppose it doesn't occur to you that I can think the system just as unjust as you do.

Mrs Bawden yanked me away from the table and dragged me across the food hall. I tried to twist away from her, but she had a grip like a python on steroids.

Five years off my life... I wondered with a wry smile, would people be immortal if they didn't have kids?

Never, ever allow yourself to feel. Feelings kill.